The characters seen in the Twin Dragons webcomic.
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Main Characters
Kai and Kaya Romero
Kai says hello while Kaya says hi, most adorable dragon kids ever.
The 14-year-old (15 as of Chapter 12) fraternal twins who are main characters of the comic. They are quarter-Italian Dragon Hybrids who live with their parents.Tropes that apply to both of them
- Breath Weapon: Combined with Playing with Fire, they've shown a few times they can breathe fire.
- Brother–Sister Team: They are pretty much best friends, and are rarely seen apart.
- Chef of Iron: The twins learned how to cook from their father and are skilled enough to assist their father in an all-day rush. Downplayed, as both twins haven't been shown in an actual fight (the closest being Kai joining the school basketball team and Kaya fighting with Larissa offscreen) but they are incredibly strong physically with the durability to match.
- Color Failure: They pull off a truly masterful
one when their dad overheard them talking about the prank they played that's currently on the news. - Delightful Dragon: Both of them are dragons, and are nice kids.
- Draconic Humanoid: Just look at that picture!
- Expressive Ears: More noticeable with Kaya, but both twins' ears move with their emotions: perking up, flattening back, and flapping up and down depending on their moods. They can also move them at will.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Kai often helps guide his sister along when she needs to do something and sometimes has to reel her in if she's being too impulsive, though he's certainly not without a mischievous side himself. Kaya even lampshades it when she learns he accepted a bet on impulse, saying that she's supposed to be the dumb one between them.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse / Super-Strength: Kai can lift his end of a couch with no visible effort and jump to apparently ridiculous heights, while Kaya sent a bigger girl nearly flying with a one-armed shove and effortlessly stopped a roughly 70 lb cart from falling over while at an awkward angle. They are both 14 (later 15) years old and are a little under average height for that age.
- Playful Cat Smile: Both twins have catlike mouths, but this best applies to Kaya when she feels mischievous or energetic.
- Power Incontinence: They can lose control of their fire when they sneeze, meaning a simple cold is enough to require them to stay home from school.
- Prehensile Tail: They both have tails longer than they are tall, and while they've never been shown grabbing anything with them, they can move them as freely as their arms. Chapter 8 also shows that they're sensitive to touch, similar to the neck.
- Redhead In Green: The twins are green-skinned redheads (though Kaya's is orange compared to Kai's literally red hair).
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: As the more levelheaded sibling, Kai is the Blue to Kaya's Red. Kaya even lampshades this when Kai allows Rex to goad him into a confrontation he can't win.
- Required Secondary Powers: As one might expect of fire-breathers, both are heavily resistant (though not outright immune) to fire.
- Super-Toughness: The twins are at least resistant to piercing; doctors need to position needles between the scales to actually penetrate them, and an opportune stab with a swordfish fails to draw blood.
- Supernatural Gold Eyes: Fitting for Mythical Hybrids, the twins both possess yellow-gold irises. Overlaps with Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness whenever they're feeling particularly mischievous.
Tropes that apply to Kai
- Badass Adorable: At only 14 (later 15), he's easily stronger than his own father, and his first time playing basketball he impressed an NBA coach. Downplayed, as he's rarely in a situation where he needs to demonstrate what he's capable of.
- Big Brother Instinct: The one and only time Kaya was clearly in trouble while within his sight, he had to be restrained by Rex.
- Cool Big Bro: He's only older by a few minutes, but in addition to how well they get along anyway, he was also willing to let Kaya stay in his room for comfort after the move, and he even slept on the floor beside her so she could have him nearby.
- Does Not Like Spam: He doesn't like vegetables, same as his sister, but he has a particular enmity towards carrots. According to him, they're too orange to be trusted.
- Dragon Hoard: Downplayed, but he's very protective of his piggy bank, especially when Kaya asks to borrow money, he goes full on Smaug, King Under the Mountain. He also enjoys games where you collect treasure.
- Embarrassing Old Photo: His mother once showed an old baby video of a year old, diaper-clad Kai showing off his fiercest "Dragon Rawr" before turning towards the curtains as he breathes fire. It is adorable.
- Face Palm: Has done this a few times. Kaya is always the cause, of course.
- Nice Guy: He's polite and friendly, as well as having little tolerance to people who bully or are jerks to others; Benji even calls him a goody two-shoes. His joining of the school's basketball team was due to Rex's Jerkass Façade to any potential new team members.
- Not So Above It All: While he is the more responsible of the two, Kai still has his mischievous side, seen here when he suggests pranking the town before the family moves to Hybrid City, and again when he happily plays pirates with Kaya using actual swordfish in this strip. Unfortunately, he gets poked in the arm by Kaya when his back was turned.
- The Prankster: Downplayed, but he occasionally engages in pranking others, like Kaya, and he was the one to suggest pranking their old town before they moved away AND was the one to come up with the prank in question.
- She Is Not My Girlfriend: Repeatedly denies that he's interested in Clementine after she comes to the food truck and his father and Kaya tease him about them talking together in Italian.
Tropes that apply to Kaya
- Apologizes a Lot: She's quick to apologize for any wrongdoings she's committed, whether they're perceived or otherwise.
- Attack Hello: Does this to Benji on their first meeting, and does it frequently with Cleo.
- Beware the Nice Ones: She's a playful sweetheart who seems to prefer non-violence if possible, and eager to reach out to those who seem lonely. However, when Larissa finally pushed her too far, Kaya sent her flying with a one-handed shove. And that's not including her resistance to harm and the fact that she can breath fire.
- Cat Like Dragons: Not always, but she does have kitty moments.
- Cuddle Bug: She's very affectionate and doesn't have much sense of personal space, which she's at least somewhat aware of.
- The Cutie: She and her brother are both cute kids, but with her constant smiling and energetic nature, Kaya plays it up more.
- Genki Girl: Her brother jokes that if they could harness her energy, they could open a power plant.
- Girls Love Chocolate: Her father and brother agree the quickest way to get on her good side is to offer her chocolate.
- Gold Digger: Cleo mistakes her for one and shoves a hundred dollars at her to make her go away. Kaya convinces her otherwise by promptly setting it on fire to prove she really wants to know Cleo as a person.
- Not a Morning Person: Best exemplified here, where she poured her cereal in a glass, and her orange juice in a bowl.
- Smarter Than You Look: Kaya is smarter than she gives herself credit for. She has excellent emotional intelligence, which let her realize Cleo was unhappy with her "friend group." Plus, she excels in physics class. Kai himself states she has better grades than he does in physics, except for the mathematics portion.
Family
Marco Romero and Sabrina Blueford
- Good Parents: Both clearly have a loving relationship with their children, and upon finding out that Marco is opening his own restaurant, the kids were distressed, thinking they'll see less of him, and were relieved to learn the opposite.
- Out of Focus: They appear prominently in Chapters 1 and 2, but as the story focuses more on the twins, school life means neither parent appears from Chapter 3 to Chapter 7. The case is even more egregious with their mother; Marco played a prominent part in Chapters 8, 10, and 11, but Sabrina only appeared on one page in Chapter 9 and a few in Chapter 12. Somewhat Justified as of Chapter 13, when we find out that she's been booked ever since arriving in the city.
- Papa Wolf: Normally a cheerful guy with a playful sense of humor, Marco became QUITE menacing when he thought a doctor wanted to turn Kai and Kaya into lab rats.
- Professional Maiden Name: Seems to be the case with Sabrina, who's known as Mrs. Blueford rather than Mrs. Romero.
- Real Men Cook: Not only does Marco do this for a living, but the beginning strips have him announcing that he's finally saved enough money to open his own restaurant.
- There Are No Therapists: Averted: according to her cast page profile, Sabrina works as a psychologist. Chapter 13 reveals that she specializes in hybrids and thus has been booked since they moved to Hybrid City. It explains how the twins are so well-adjusted despite their hometown's ostracism.
Friends
Benji O'Connell West
First appears in Chapter 2.
- Albinos Are Freaks: Averted. He does suffer from albinism but you wouldn't be able to tell due to his fur and eye colors. This is due to how Hybrid genetics interact with albinism. His albinism is hardly acknowledged and he's regarded as no different than any other Hybrid kid.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: His hair is green. This is later revealed to be natural, because he's albino and that can interact with hybridism in weird ways, namely creating unusual pigmentation rather than a lack of it.
- Did Not Think This Through: He tried pranking Kai during a field trip to the local museum by sneaking behind Kai while wearing a tribal mask and scaring him à la Eustace, forgetting that 1. Kai has strength much greater than the average 14-year-old, and 2. he is half animal that breathes fire as a self defense mechanism. Benji was lucky only the mask got singed.
- Friend to All Children: He's hinted to be good with kids, and his interactions with Jin back this up.
- Happily Adopted: His birth parents gave him up, and he doesn't know why or even who they are. He REALLY doesn't care though, because Victor and Joshua CHOSE him, even with the obstacles they knew they'd face, so as far as he's concerned, they're his real parents.
- Heroic Dog: Well, half dog. He's very friendly and is a nice person.
- Hidden Depths: Katsumi senses an air of trickery from him while looking over him in Chapter 11, sensing that he routinely deceives people. Though it may just be that he's a Dungeon Master.
Cleo Portas
First appears in Chapter 3.
- Auntie Pennybags: She's very generous, and is more than willing to spend large amounts to help her friends and make them happy. She only didn't like it with Larissa and the others because she knew they didn't care about her personally. See Lonely Rich Kid below.
- Daddy's Girl: All their interactions shows that she adores her father.
- Grew a Spine: Allowed three False Friends to take advantage of her because she was that desperate not to be alone, but started standing up for herself thanks to Kaya's influence.
- Interclass Friendship: Had a fake one with three Gold Diggers, but strikes up a genuine one with Kaya, and through her with Kai, Benji and Rex.
- Lonely Rich Kid: How lonely? She willingly kept hanging out with three girls she KNEW were just using her for her money because she had pretty much given up on finding anyone who would like her for who she is. Luckily she met Kaya, who proved what a REAL friend is.
- Nice to the Waiter: She seems to have a fairly friendly and casual relationship with Alex, a family servant. She's even tried to get him to tone down the formalities and just call her Cleo.
- Snakes Are Sinister: Averted, she's a good person who wants to be liked for herself, and quite generous.
- Spoiled Sweet: She's rich to a mind-blowing degree, but quite a nice person once you've won her trust.
Rex Ruthor
First appears in Chapter 4.
- Abhorrent Admirer: Downplayed, but Nate's cousin Trixy has a thing for him, and won't give up despite Rex repeatedly turning her down.
- The Ace: When it comes to basketball, he seems to be in a league of his own, having made the papers, carrying his team to victory in the past, and founded the Evergreen High School basketball team when he enrolled there.
- Hidden Depths: An athlete who's into Tabletop Games.
- Jerk Ass Facade: Is really aggressive when Kay and Benji first meet him, and comes off as an outright bully. He later reveals he was playing it up to test Kai's dedication, though one might debate how necessary that was.
- Jerk Jock: He's an aggressive team captain and is difficult to deal with while on the court. He later reveals it was a bit of an act.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Even after dropping the Jerk Ass Facade, he's still aloof and kind of blunt, but is surprisingly easy to get along with. Not only did he stop Larissa and the other two from attacking Kaya and Cleo, he was willing to stick around in case they tried it again.
- Punny Name: According to the cast page, he's self-conscious about his name rhyming with a certain super villain.
Nate "McThunderpants"
First appears in Chapter 7.
- Badass Pacifist: Outright calls himself a pacifist, and stops an attempted assault by casually talking to the would be attackers and dodging them until security showed up.
- The Gadfly: He's quite skilled at pressing people's buttons, usually Rex's, though later Cleo also finds herself on the receiving end.
- Hero of Another Story: In the last part of Chapter 7 and later in Chapter 11, he starts impeding Larissa and company from bothering Cleo or Kaya any further, with the implication that Rex is the only other person who knows about it.
- Nerves of Steel: Outnumbered three-to-one? Completely unfazed.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: Inverted: his glasses are usually opaque, and the one time so far that we've seen one of his eyes beneath, it was played for intimidation.
- Token Minority: Inverted. He's the only non-hybrid in the twins' immediate circle of friends.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Seems to have this relationship with Rex.
Jin
First appears in Chapter 8.
- Asian Lion Dog: More specifically, the Japanese Komainu. He even lives in a Japanese temple in Hybrid City's Asian District. According to Jin, after he was born, his father decided to become a priest due to the newborn Jin's Mythical Hybrid status.
- Badass Adorable: His family practices a form of very judo-like martial arts, in which Jin is skilled enough to overcome no less than four opponents at once. And as for the adorable part, just look at him.
- Cuteness Proximity: Is very cute. He's even recruited to help the gang with the food truck plan largely because of his cuteness, which seems to work very well.
- Little Bit Beastly: Unlike most hybrids he's got a human face, with doglike ears, tail, and forearms.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: It's not clear if he has Super-Strength like Kai and Kaya, but mostly because his fighting style revolves around skill and technique rather than brute force. Nonetheless, he's perfectly capable of defeating four grown men on his own, even with what Katsumi calls "sloppy footwork".
- Shrinking Violet: He's rather shy and doesn't like being around large groups of people. Being with the newest two Mythical Hybrids in the city (Kai and Kaya) helps him open up and aid him with his anxiety.
Misha Lenkova
A Russian Cocker Spaniel hybrid employed at the city library.
First appears in Chapter 12.
- All There in the Manual: Misha hasn't given her last name, but her character sheet in the author's gallery reveals it.
- Berserk Button: Do not yell in the library. Playing loud music is also frowned upon.
- Book Dumb: She's skipped school a lot in the past, so she's about 2 grades behind. Ironic for a kid who works in a library. This is shown when she mentioned giving a book on the Persian War to a little girl asking for a book on Persian Cats.
- The Comically Serious: Most of her screen time shows her being unamused or annoyed, making her the straight man to Kaya.
- Crazy-Prepared: Misha has numerous stashes of popcorn and soda in the event room for her girlfriend, Mandy, who's diabetic (the latter in case her blood sugar gets too low).
- Dogs Love Being Praised: She's surprisingly touched and distracted when Kaya calls her a genius for figuring out one of their clues.
- Foreign Cuss Word: In her first appearance, she swears in Russian after bumping her head on her reception desk. In supplementary materials, swearing in Russian is listed as one of her likes.
- Lady Swears-a-Lot: Again, she likes swearing in Russian.
- Noodle Incident: Misha must read one book per week because on her first day on the job, she gave a kid looking for a cat-related recommendation a book on the Persian War.Kaya: ...I don't see the problem. Persians are cats, right?
Misha: (smiling emphatically) RIGHT?
Cleo: (deadpan) Uuuum... - One Degree of Separation: Chapter 13 reveals that her therapist is the twins' mother. Justified as, even in Hybrid City, there aren't many psychologists who specialize in hybrids.
- One-Steve Limit: Subverted, but barely noticeable: on page 19 of Chapter 11, another character named Misha makes a cameo. This one, though, is a red fox.
Mandy Rose
A raccoon hybrid and Misha's girlfriend, she has a warm and silly personality.
First appears in Chapter 13.
- All There in the Manual: Like Misha, her last name hasn't been given, but her character sheet in the author's gallery reveals it. Along with the fact that she's left-handed and her birthday is the day after the twins'.
Other Family
Victor O'Connell and Joshua West
Joshua on the left, Victor on the right.
Benji's parents.- Family of Choice: As Benji said, his birth parents gave him up, but these two CHOSE him.
- Good Parents: Implied, given that Benji is perfectly happy with them.
- Happily Married: Given all available screen time.
- House Husband: Victor stays at home, taking care of the household and is their son's primary influence for being laid-back.
- Straight Gay: Both are guys, but neither gives off any stereotype vibes.
Bill Portas
- Doting Parent: He's warm and affectionate toward his daughter, and seems to always try to make time for her.
- Good Parents: Warm and loving to his daughter, spends as much time with her as he can, and encourages her to enjoy herself while still teaching her to be responsible.
- Uncle Pennybags: Implied, he's perfectly fine with Cleo splurging every now and again, as long as she's careful about not overdoing it.
Charon, Jenny, and Trixy Hamilton, The Brat Bats
L-R Charon, Jenny, Trixy
Nate's cousins, a trio of mischievous bat hybrids.Tropes that apply to all three
- Bat People: Natch. Each of the siblings is a Hybrid of a different species of Bat, as evidenced by minor details of their appearances, such as fur color and ear size.
- Goth: Downplayed mostly, with Jenny's fashion style and Charon's name evoking a Goth theme.
- Sitcom Archnemesis: To Rex, of all people. He has mixed feelings regarding Trixy, who keeps hounding him for a date, and Charon, who somehow destroyed half the school gym and ate up a year's worth of the Basketball team's budget while playing basketball with Rex. Rex claims to get "Vietnam flashbacks" about the incident.
- Wings Do Nothing: Their wings are pretty much ornamental, being small extensions of their arms similar to the wings of non Hybrid bats. But proportionally smaller.
Tropes that apply to Trixy
The eldest of the three siblings at age 16, making her among the oldest of the first generation of Hybrids.- Abhorrent Admirer: She is one to Rex, she keeps hounding him for a date despite him repeatedly stating he's not interested.
- Big Sister Instinct: Immediately comes to the aid of her little brother when he gets yelled at by Larissa after apologizing to her twice for crashing into her on his skateboard, despite Trixy calling him a little punk
Tropes that apply to Jenny
The middle child of the Hamilton siblings.- Straight Man: She plays this role to her sister regarding Trixy's crush on Rex and her little brother's antics, such as calling Rex "Uncle Rex."
Tropes that apply to Charon
The youngest of the Hamilton siblings, at age 9, and only boy.- The Klutz: He's almost supernaturally clumsy, apparently having destroyed half the school gym trying to play basketball at one point in the past. Gets weaponized by his cousin as part of a plan to steal Larissa's fish heads before she can sabotage the Romeros' food truck.
Other Recurring Characters
Larissa Dunkle
- Bullying a Dragon: One of the most literal examples ever. After seeing Kaya, a dragon hybrid, demonstrate Super-Strength and fire-breathing, STILL tries to push her around. She even tries to throw a fake concrete orb at Kaya's head, though she's luckily stopped in time.
- Dirty Coward: Will back down from Cleo and Kaya when they have Kai, Rex, Benji, and Nate supporting them, not wanting to be outnumbered, but has no problem ganging up on either of the former two alone. After her attempts at getting payback physically fail, she decides to settle for dumping fish heads on the food from the Romero food truck and giving it a bad review to ruin their reputation.
- Embarrassing Nickname: Her relatives call her Lala, and she hates anyone else doing it.
- Evil Is Petty: Is willing to dump rotten fish heads on food she orders from the food truck the twin's father is running and spreading bad publicity about it, which could ruin him and force them to move, just to try and get back at Kaya.
- False Friend: Spent years pretending to be Cleo's friend in order to mooch off her, and once exposed for this, rubs it in Cleo's face that she has nobody else.
- Gold Digger: Platonic version, she makes it pretty clear she cares nothing for Cleo as a person, and only wants her money.
- Hate Sink: Not only one of the only two characters to have no positive traits at all, she happily resorts to violence, gleefully takes advantage of Cleo's fear of being alone, rubs this in her face, and even hints at being bigoted against hybrids.
- Jerkass: Biggest one in the comic.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Break museum property to use as a weapon? Get taken in by museum security.
- Never My Fault: Is angry at Kaya for "taking" Cleo away from her, when the whole reason Cleo turned away from them is because Kaya treated her as a person and stood up for her when the others didn't. Also hates Kaya for burning her hair off even though that was self-defense when Larissa wouldn't stop bullying her and Cleo.
- The Sociopath: She shows several signs of it, showing little-to-no empathy for others, sees Cleo as nothing more than a walking wallet that bought cool and expensive stuff for her in particular, with some signs of general anti-Hybrid bigotry and generic elitism, always goes Never My Fault regarding her mistakes, and continues to try and get revenge at Kaya even though it's clear that she'd be better off just walking away.
Dinah
One of Larissa's clique, a heavyset girl more passive than Larissa but quick to follow her lead in anything.
- Big Eater: Is usually shown eating something.
- The Brute: The biggest of the three girls.
- The Ditz: Seems to be the dumbest of the girls. Her best idea for sabotaging the food truck is bad online reviews... all from one account, which Cleo easily catches.
- False Friend: To Cleo.
- Flat Character: She's pretty much a less focused-on version of Larissa.
- Jerkass: Nearly as bad as Larissa.
- Poke the Poodle: After Larissa is thrown out of the food festival, her best idea of "avenging" her is giving the Romero food truck bad reviews... without changing accounts, so it's obvious spam that gets reported, and only brings the truck's rating down to 94%.
Elisabeth "Lizzy" Carolus Taylor
- Everyone Has Standards: Tried to stop Larissa from throwing a stone egg at Kaya, pointing out that could really hurt her.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Heart of gold may be a bit of a stretch, but she's the only blonde and the most decent person among Cleo's former friends.
- Innocently Insensitive: Legitimately thought Cleo liked spending money on them, and never realized they were making her feel used. Nate calls her out on this, forcing her to change her perspective.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Her attempts at preventing Larissa from chucking a stone egg at Kaya's head led to Nate testifying on her behalf to museum security, resulting in them letting her go.
- Only Sane Man: Sensibly asks if Larissa is nuts for being willing to throw down with the super-strong fire-breathing dragon girl.
- Token Good Teammate: The only one among Cleo's former friends who honestly likes her as a person.
Alex
Cleo's butler, chauffeur, and caretaker, a formal servant to the Portas family.
- The Faceless: He's always shown from the neck down or with his face otherwise obscured.
- The Jeeves: A picture-perfect example: he seems to be the only servant tending to everything going on with Cleo while her father is away, as well as taking care of the house.
- Servile Snarker: While he's usually professional to a T, he does sneak in a playful jab now and then.
Katsumi
A stern Komainu that only Jin can see, she acts as a protective advisor to him.
- Ambiguous Situation: The only thing we definitively know about her is the fact only Jin can see or hear her. Whether she's an actual spirit who hangs around Jin BECAUSE he can see her or some manifestation of his hybrid powers is unknown.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: A platonic version, she gets upset with the idea of Jin hanging out with Benji.
- Knight Templar Big Sister: Acts as one to Jin, seeming to believe Benji is somehow untrustworthy.
- Invisible to Normals: Only Jin can see or hear her, though there's mention of strange phenomena that suggest she has a physical presence at least.
Other Characters
Dr. Reiniger
- Creepy Good: See face of a thug below.
- Determined Doctor: Is incredibly dedicated to learning more about mythical hybrids.
- Face of a Thug: Looks like a stereotypical mad scientist, but is actually a completely benign doctor dedicated to helping others.
- Herr Doktor: Has a thick Germanic accent.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Comes on really strong, which combined with his accent made him seem somewhat menacing on first appearance. But he means well and is the only person in authority who believes Jin about Katsumi.
Clementine Le Beau
She just loves Italian
A polar bear hybrid and famous fur-dye model, also an acquaintance of Cleo.- Age-Inappropriate Dress: Often shown in underwire or bikinis despite being a young teenager.
- Exposed to the Elements: Is perfectly fine running around a snowy beach in shorts, which makes sense due to her being a polar bear.
- Jerkass Ball: In-Universe, she comes off as quite unpleasant when first introduced, but Cleo and Zeke both testify she's normally quite nice, the heat is just getting to her. Fortunately she seems to cheer up not long afterwards.
- Logical Weakness: Being a polar bear Hybrid, her body is better suited for cold environments. Even mild spring weather is enough to overheat her to a greater degree than other furred Hybrids. Unfortunately, the heat makes her really cranky.
- Ship Tease: With Kai.
Zeke McIntyre
He's a pro
A dalmation hybrid and Clementine's personal assistant/secret boyfriend.- Nice Guy: From what we've seen of him, he's very polite, apologizing on Clementine's behalf when she's acting cantankerous from the heat.
Mrs. Miller
The austere chief librarian of Misha's workplace.
- Iron Lady: She seems very good and very strict about her job.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Initially, and understandably, she's upset about Misha sneaking the twins into the event room to let them study there, when they previously agreed that only Misha and Mandy were allowed to do that. But Mrs. Miller is impressed enough by the fact that Misha has kept up with the reading she assigned, to the point of increasing her reading speed by 32 words per minute, that she makes an exception just for that day.
