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* EvilIsPetty: When the Baudelaires ask why Nero can't simply change the rules so that orphans can live in the dorms like every other students instead of the orphan shack and broom closet, he condescendingly repeats the question like a SpoiledBrat would before saying that he just doesn't want too.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Nero is a narcissist and a {{Manchild}} of the worst kind. He is convinced that he is a genius violinist when really he is actually very bad at it, ignoring all voices to the contrary (like Julliard, who has since filed a restraining order against him) and forcing the entire school to attend his recitals, making students buy him a bag of candy and watching him eat it should they not attend. He makes various unnecessary cuts to the school's budget for unnecessary reasons (like buying himself a ruby-encrusted violin case) and ignores the blatant incompetency of his staff.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about, no matter how inconsequential. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack

->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and Dylan Kingwell (Duncan and Quigley)

-->''"This is what friends are for."''

-> '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RobLabelle

!! '''Played By:''' Unknown actor.

-> ''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DavidBurkta

-> '''Played By:''' Keegan Connor Tracey.

--> '''Played By:''' Darcy Johnson

-> '''Played By:''' Flossie [=McKnight=]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/KToddFreeman

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CleoKing

->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DonJohnson

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RhysDarby

->'''Played by:''' Chris Gauthier

-> '''Played By:''' Timothy Webber, Loretta Walsh and Trent Redekop

->'''Played by:''' Roger Bart

-> '''Played By:''' Malcom Steward

-> '''Played By:''' Browneen Smith

-> '''Played by:''' Creator/TonyHale

An old friend of the Baudelaire's parents, whom he has lost contact over the years. He convinces his wife to become their new guardians once orphans become in.

-> '''Played By:''' Sage Brocklebank.

->'''Played by:''' Carol Mansell (Elder Jemma), Mindy Sterling (Elder Annabelle), Ken Jenkins (Elder Sam)

->'''Played by:''' Ithamar Enriquez

->'''Played by:''' Creator/KerriKenneySilver

->'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidAlanGrier

->'''Played by:''' John Bobek (Bearded Man), Lauren [=McGibbon=] (Perky Volunteer)

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He is so gullible that he is willing to believe just about any complete stranger (who is usually a poorly disguised Count Olaf) about ''anything'' over the Baudelaire children [[NotNowKiddo in-spite their track-record of being right about these sort of things]] [[JustAKid because they are children and he is the adult]].

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->'''Played by:''' Kerri Kenney

* JudicialWig: Exaggerated; she's a judge who's almost always shown wearing a powdered wig even when off the clock.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Their decision to adopt orphans wasn't in the intent to raise them, but actually to find people to do their chores.

* {{Jerkass}}: He claims the Baudelaire parents started the fire that burned down Paltryville but they actually rescued the survivors and helped them rebuild, a fact which he is well aware of. He actually wrote down the truth in his book of Paltryville history but then blacked out that entry in every single copy... except for one.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The village flag design is basically the Nazi flag with a silhouette of a flying crow standing in for the swastika, most likely a commentary on the Council's obsession with and strict enforcement of arbitrary rules, disdain for outsiders, and disturbing willingness to execute people (even children) without a trial by burning them.

* WalkingSpoiler: Twice over. Their first appearance (during "The Miserable Mill") is tied to TheReveal of "Mother" and "Father"'s true identities - specifically, that [[spoiler:they are the Quagmire parents, not the Baudelaire parents as the viewer was led to believe. Furthermore, "The Slippery Slope" reveals that Quigley survived the fire and has been having his own adventures by the time Violet and Klaus meet him.]]

* NonIndicativeName: He's the friendliest and most harmless snark in the animal kingdom. Monty just [[KarmicTrickster named him that to scare the Herpetological Society as revenge for making fun of '''his''' name]].

!General

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: A snake trying to give an apple to a group of ignorant people at the objection of their white-bearded lader certainly resembles the [[Literature/BookOfGenesis Jewish Creation Myth]].
* MessianicArchetype: In a strange way, he's a savior figure to the Baudilaires and the Islanders while also representing the Serpent in the Genesis.
* NonIndicativeName: He's the friendliest and most harmless snark in the animal kingdom. Monty just [[KarmicTrickster named him that to scare the Herpetological Society as revenge for making fun of '''his''' name]].
* SatanicArchetype: A [[Literature/BookOfGenesis snake trying to coax people into taking an apple]], although it's presented positively. Subverted in that the idea of the "serpent" as Satan is more of a Christian idea than the Jewish ones the story is more in line with, but it's definently there to an extent.

Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar circumstances of those that the Baudelaires went through and quickly befriend them.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Quigley does eventually manage to reunite with Duncan and Isadora.
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and Olivia Caliban still refer to them as triplets.
* NiceGuy: Two nice guys and a nice girl. All three of them are nothing but kind and supportive to the Baudelaires, actively helping them against Count Olaf.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take Duncan and Isadora with him in his escape.

** Quigley and Violet in season 3.

[[folder:The Taxi Driver]]
!!The Taxi Driver
-> '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RobLabelle

A classical literature enthusiast and helpful taxi driver at Lake Lachrymoose.

* AmbiguousDisorder: It is implied Mr. Poe suffers from face blindness or a similar such disorder, explaining how he is completely unable to recognize Count Olaf, no matter how thin his disguise is. It also explains why he is only able to his identify him by his tattoo and a eyebrow, they were the only parts of his appearance he was able to memorize. Yet, at the same time, he is skilled at bureaucracy and money management.

* NiceHat: He's always seen in a newsboy cap.

* GrassIsGreener: According to Snicket, one brother became a banker like his father and the other lives in a cave and talks to goats. Each thinks the other has a better life.

* NiceGuy: Unlike Esmé, he's a genuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Rhys Darby