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* StreetSmart: Aru is very good at MacGyering her way out of situations, and she's very perceptive, often knowing the exact right thing to say when she tries.
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* CasanovaWannabee: Albeit a younger example of this. Rudy often brags about being attractive to girls, but he reveals he's never actually kissed a girl (or presumably anyone else) before.
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* CasanovaWannabee: CasanovaWannabe: Albeit a younger example of this. Rudy often brags about being attractive to girls, but he reveals he's never actually kissed a girl (or presumably anyone else) before.
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!!Prince Rudra of Naga-Loka
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* ColorBlindConfusion: Being colorblind, this happens to Rudy when they try to access the vault in the Crypt of Secrets, where he can't tell the different between the yellow and green floor tiles, leading to them plummeting to their deaths only to be saved by Brynne.
* InsistentTerminology: Like his cousin, Rudy often insists on not being lumped in
* TheDitz: Due to his inexperience with the human world, Rudy often comes off as this. It doesn't help that, in general, he's not that perceptive.
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* GreenThumb: Nikita's powers are essentially the ability to create and manipulate plants, especially vines and flowers
* TwinSwitch: Nikita and Sheela pull this off near the end of Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Nikita and Sheela are very different in terms of personality.
* GreenThumb: Nikita's powers are essentially the ability to create and manipulate plants, especially vines and flowers
* TwinSwitch: Nikita and Sheela pull this off near the end of Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Nikita and Sheela are very different in terms of personality.
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* PajamaCladHero: A Spiderman one which ends up rather battered for the first novel.
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* GuileHero: She's not very strong, but she's got wits on her side. Accepting this is a key part of her character development, as she starts out hating herself for being a liar, but eventually realizes that it can be a valuable tool if used right.
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* MorphWeapon: Vajra, once awakened, can take on several forms based on its own whims and Aru’s mental commands. Favorites include a sword, rope, net, javelin, a bracelet [[spoiler:or ball]] when inactive, and its natural form as a bolt of lightning.
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* ShockAndAwe: By virtue of her signature weapon being a lightning bolt.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Much to her confusion, in book two she finds herself breathing underwater and talking to fish despite her powers coming from the Lord of the Heavens. [[spoiler:Turns out those gifts come from Uloopi, Queen of the Nagas and one of her past self’s many wives.]]
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Much to her confusion, in book two she finds herself breathing underwater and talking to fish despite her powers coming from the Lord of the Heavens. [[spoiler:Turns out those gifts come from Uloopi, Queen of the Nagas and one of her past self’s many wives.]]
* BarrierWarrior: Her danda stick’s force field powers tend to be her first resort in combat.
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* MagicMirror: Her gift from the claiming is a compact mirror that can reveal and conjure illusions. [[spoiler:Later on awakens as Danda, a full-on MagicStaff capable of force bubbles and energy blasts.]]
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* ICallItVera: Her divine weapon is nicknamed Dee Dee, short for the Death Danda.
* MagicMirror: Her gift from the claiming is a compact mirror that can reveal and conjure illusions. [[spoiler:Later on awakens as the Death Danda, a full-on MagicStaff capable of force bubbles and energy blasts.]]
* MagicStaff: Her divine weapon takes the form of a magical danda stick.
* MasterOfIllusion: See Magic Mirror above. [[spoiler:It retains these abilities in danda form.]]
* MagicMirror: Her gift from the claiming is a compact mirror that can reveal and conjure illusions. [[spoiler:Later on awakens as the Death Danda, a full-on MagicStaff capable of force bubbles and energy blasts.]]
* MagicStaff: Her divine weapon takes the form of a magical danda stick.
* MasterOfIllusion: See Magic Mirror above. [[spoiler:It retains these abilities in danda form.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: Aru is endearingly awkward and has a love of many nerdy pop-culture movies, such as Star Wars or the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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* PopCulturedBadass: She loves watching movies and is aghast when Mini doesn't get a reference to ''Film/TheMatrix''.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Her whole class apparentlt dislike her.
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''Film/TheMatrix''. She constantly makes references to movies and, in her internal monologue, often likens events on their quests to events in movies she's watched.
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* ActionGirl: Out of all of the Pandava sisters, although they all have gotten combat training, she is the one with the most experience in fighting and the most strength.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Brynne has spent most of her life being distrusted or bullied for being part Assura.
* ActionGirl: Out of all of the Pandava sisters, although they all have gotten combat training, she is the one with the most experience in fighting and the most strength.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Brynne has spent most of her life being distrusted or bullied for being part Assura.
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* FeminineWomenCanCook: {{Inverted.}} Brynne is not very feminine, but she is an excellent cook.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brynne is abrasive and argumentative, and she and Aru do not start off on best foot, causing them to argue all the time. But her heart is in the right place, and much of her abrasiveness is mostly wariness about being judged for her Assura heritage. She also grows to love and enthusiastically support Aru and Mini in their quest in the second novel, even declaring them family. Although this does not stop her from teasing Aru and Mini from time to time.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brynne is abrasive and argumentative, and she and Aru do not start off on best foot, causing them to argue all the time. But her heart is in the right place, and much of her abrasiveness is mostly wariness about being judged for her Assura heritage. She also grows to love and enthusiastically support Aru and Mini in their quest in the second novel, even declaring them family. Although this does not stop her from teasing Aru and Mini from time to time.
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* FeminineWomenCanCook: {{Inverted.}} {{Inverted}}. Brynne is not very feminine, but she is an excellent cook.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brynne is abrasive and argumentative, and she and Aru do not start off on the best foot, causing them to argue all the time. But her heart is in the right place, and much of her abrasiveness is mostly wariness about being judged for her Assura heritage. She also grows to love and enthusiastically support Aru and Mini in their quest in the second novel, even declaring them family. Although this does not stop her from teasing Aru and Mini from time to time.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brynne is abrasive and argumentative, and she and Aru do not start off on the best foot, causing them to argue all the time. But her heart is in the right place, and much of her abrasiveness is mostly wariness about being judged for her Assura heritage. She also grows to love and enthusiastically support Aru and Mini in their quest in the second novel, even declaring them family. Although this does not stop her from teasing Aru and Mini from time to time.
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* TokenMinority: Her mother is Hindu and her father Filippino.
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* TokenMinority: Her mother is Hindu Indian and her father Filippino.Filipino.
* BiTheWay: Brynne says that her type is "boys who can beat [her] in a wrestling match. Or girls."
* BigEater: She loves food, and can eat large amounts of it. She gets hungry very easily, even after eating a gigantic breakfast, and barely ever loses eating contests.
* BigEater: She loves food, and can eat large amounts of it. She gets hungry very easily, even after eating a gigantic breakfast, and barely ever loses eating contests.
* FantasticRacism: Brynne is frequently subject to this and is not trusted easily due to her Assura heritage.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: {{Inverted.}} Brynne is not very feminine, but she is an excellent cook.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brynne is abrasive and argumentative, and she and Aru do not start off on best foot, causing them to argue all the time. But her heart is in the right place, and much of her abrasiveness is mostly wariness about being judged for her Assura heritage. She also grows to love and enthusiastically support Aru and Mini in their quest in the second novel, even declaring them family. Although this does not stop her from teasing Aru and Mini from time to time.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: {{Inverted.}} Brynne is not very feminine, but she is an excellent cook.
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: She has this relationship with Aiden. They are childhood best friends ever since Aiden stood up for her in kindergarten, and she does even say that he's basically like her brother. After finding out that [[spoiler:Aiden is the reincarnation of Queen Drupathi, the Pandava brothers' wife]], she declares disgustedly that, even if [[spoiler:Aiden was her wife in a previous life]] she would ''never'' want to marry him, as he isn't her type.
* MixedAncestry: Brynne is part Assura.
* {{Nephewism}}: She never met her dad and her mother abandoned her, so she ended up being raised by her two uncles.
* OverlyLongName: Brynne's full name is Brynne Tvarika Lakshmi Balamuralikrishna Rao. When Aru looks surprised at the length of her name, Brynne explains it away as due to her being Telugu.
* StoutStrength: She is described as having thick, long limbs, and, when a Naga guard reassures another Naga guard that there's nothing wrong with being fat, Brynne raises a fist in solidarity. She's also by far the strongest of the Pandavas.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Brynne is violent, athletic, and abrasive with a huge adoration for pointy things and an even bigger appetite. She is definitively the toughest fighter of the Pandavas. However, she also loves cooking.
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* MixedAncestry: Brynne is part Assura.
* {{Nephewism}}: She never met her dad and her mother abandoned her, so she ended up being raised by her two uncles.
* OverlyLongName: Brynne's full name is Brynne Tvarika Lakshmi Balamuralikrishna Rao. When Aru looks surprised at the length of her name, Brynne explains it away as due to her being Telugu.
* StoutStrength: She is described as having thick, long limbs, and, when a Naga guard reassures another Naga guard that there's nothing wrong with being fat, Brynne raises a fist in solidarity. She's also by far the strongest of the Pandavas.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Brynne is violent, athletic, and abrasive with a huge adoration for pointy things and an even bigger appetite. She is definitively the toughest fighter of the Pandavas. However, she also loves cooking.
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* GenderFlip: Three of them were reincarnated as female, and it's implied all of them are.
* KidHero: Which worries the Council of Guardians, because the Sleeper was supposed to be freed much later.
* KidHero: Which worries the Council of Guardians, because the Sleeper was supposed to be freed much later.
* OnlyChildSyndrome: Amongst the Pandavas, she has no biological sibling.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Since nobody can pronounce her full name without mangling it, she goes by "Aru".
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Since nobody can pronounce her full name without mangling it, she goes by "Aru".
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* GoodParents: In no less than fourteen worlds!
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Basically her ArcWords for ''End of Time''. Since she unwittingly caused the Apocalypse, yeah...
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* PopCulturedBadass: She loves watching movies and is aghast when Mini doesn't get a reference to ''Film/TheMatrix''.
* BrainyBrunette: She's very cerebral and ambitions to become a doctor. Also, her former incarnation Yudhistira was famous for his wisdom.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: The Sleeper accuses her of being just as much of a treacherous liar as her mother.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: The Sleeper accuses her of being just as much of a treacherous liar as her mother.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: A big part of her reason for lying is her feelings of isolation and desire for companionship. [[spoiler:A vision of her Pandava sisters turning against her almost breaks her.]]
* EntertaininglyWrong: Her parents believed her brother was a Pandava instead of her, because he was there every time she displayed supernatural abilities.
* {{Expy}}: For [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians a young Nico di Angelo]], being the {{Adorkable}} offspring of a death deity.
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* HeroicBSOD: PlayedForLaughs when he meets the newest Pandavas, who are kids, untrained and (gasp) FEMALE!
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: With the Sleeper, in their first incarnations. [[spoiler:The wizard Shakhuni actually egged Duryodhana on when it came about warring against the Pandavas.]]
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* WeAllDieSomeday: It's surprisingly at peace with the fact that one day, people will forget it and it will cease to exist.
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* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:To Aru.]]
* DarthVaderClone: Formerly a good guy, check. Monstruous physical appearance, check. Tries to seduce TheHero to his side, check. [[spoiler:Father to the unaware main character]], check.
* DaddyHadAGoodReasonToAbandonYou: [[spoiler:He was looking forwards to raise Aru, but Kritika imprisoned him into the ''diya'' so he couldn't be there.]]
* DarkIsEvil: Often compared to a starry darkness.
* EvilFormerFriend: He and Boo used to get along in their incarnations as [[spoiler:Duryodhana and Shakhuni]], but Boo ultimately reformed himself.
* MismatchedEyes: At least twice, he's described with a blue eye and a brown one.
* NotSoStoic: Noticeably bitter towards his former lover, [[spoiler:Aru's mother Kritika.]] He's visibly angry and upset when confronting an illusion of her.
* ScrewDestiny: He used to believe he could avert his fate as a bringer of the Apocalypse. He's quite desabused and resigned to it nowadays.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Once upon a time, he dreamed to defy his fate and have a peaceful life with his lover and their yet-to-be-born child. Eleven years stuck into a lamp really soured his disposition, moreso because [[spoiler:his own girlfriend did the deed and their daughter is supposed to destroy him.]]
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:In his previous life, he was the Pandavas' bitterest foe, Duryodhana.]]
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* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:To Aru.]]
* DarthVaderClone: Formerly a good guy, check. Monstruous physical appearance, check. Tries to seduce TheHero to his side, check. [[spoiler:Father to the unaware main character]], check.
* DaddyHadAGoodReasonToAbandonYou: [[spoiler:He was looking forwards to raise Aru, but Kritika imprisoned him into the ''diya'' so he couldn't be there.]]
* DarkIsEvil: Often compared to a starry darkness.
* EvilFormerFriend: He and Boo used to get along in their incarnations as [[spoiler:Duryodhana and Shakhuni]], but Boo ultimately reformed himself.
* MismatchedEyes: At least twice, he's described with a blue eye and a brown one.
* NotSoStoic: Noticeably bitter towards his former lover, [[spoiler:Aru's mother Kritika.]] He's visibly angry and upset when confronting an illusion of her.
* ScrewDestiny: He used to believe he could avert his fate as a bringer of the Apocalypse. He's quite desabused and resigned to it nowadays.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Once upon a time, he dreamed to defy his fate and have a peaceful life with his lover and their yet-to-be-born child. Eleven years stuck into a lamp really soured his disposition, moreso because [[spoiler:his own girlfriend did the deed and their daughter is supposed to destroy him.]]
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:In his previous life, he was the Pandavas' bitterest foe, Duryodhana.]]
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* LastChapterNewCharacter: Her introduction is very much a SequelHook.
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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: She often leaves for long periods, [[spoiler:as she's seeking for a way to free her lover Suyodhana from his fate as the bringer of Apocalypse.]]]]
!!Chitrigupta
* CoolUncle: Has a vibe of it with Mini, their personalities being very similar and both of them having a link with the Underworld.
* NiceGuy: He's absolutely chuffed to learn the newest Pandavas are empowered girls and gives them tools to succeed in their quest.
* TheOmniscient: His role is to know ''everything'' about ''everyone'' to decide of a proper afterlife.
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* AnimalMotifs: Gives off the impression of a loving dog which still pines after its masters.
* BewilderingPunishment: When the Pandavas permanently left, the Palace wondered if it were at fault but couldn't devine ''what'' wrong it did for its owners to abandon it. It takes Aru and Mini explaining they actually just forget their previous lives to break it from this mindset.
* GeniusLoci
* MasterOfIllusion: Well, it's in the name.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Pandavas, since it used to belong to them.
* WeAllDieSomeday: It's surprisingly at peace with the fact that one day, people will forget it and it will cease to exist.
!!Chitrigupta
* CoolUncle: Has a vibe of it with Mini, their personalities being very similar and both of them having a link with the Underworld.
* NiceGuy: He's absolutely chuffed to learn the newest Pandavas are empowered girls and gives them tools to succeed in their quest.
* TheOmniscient: His role is to know ''everything'' about ''everyone'' to decide of a proper afterlife.
!!Palace of Illusions
* AnimalMotifs: Gives off the impression of a loving dog which still pines after its masters.
* BewilderingPunishment: When the Pandavas permanently left, the Palace wondered if it were at fault but couldn't devine ''what'' wrong it did for its owners to abandon it. It takes Aru and Mini explaining they actually just forget their previous lives to break it from this mindset.
* GeniusLoci
* MasterOfIllusion: Well, it's in the name.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Pandavas, since it used to belong to them.
* WeAllDieSomeday: It's surprisingly at peace with the fact that one day, people will forget it and it will cease to exist.
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* BalefulPolymorph: His current pigeon body is explicitely a curse. He was very much human before, and strives to regain this form.
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* PapaWolf: If the girls are attacked, he will do his best to help them to fight or flee in spite of his body - which is very much unsuited to this.
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* InLoveWithTheMark
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* InLoveWithTheMarkDamselInDistress: She falls victim to the freeze sickness when the Sleeper escapes, which prompts Aru to go on a quest to save her.
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: [[spoiler:Aru was flabbergasted to learn Kritika actually dated the dude fated to bring the Apocalypse and still genuinely loves him.]]
* {{Expy}}: You can say she's one for [[spoiler:Padmé Amidala, from her LoveMartyr tendences to her role as TheHero's mother. Bonus point for ''Padmé'' being a Sanskrit name.]]
* InLoveWithTheMark: [[spoiler:She ultimately grew to care for Suyodhana too much to pick between him and Aru, and is still seeking for a way to free him from his destiny.]]
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: [[spoiler:Aru was flabbergasted to learn Kritika actually dated the dude fated to bring the Apocalypse and still genuinely loves him.]]
* {{Expy}}: You can say she's one for [[spoiler:Padmé Amidala, from her LoveMartyr tendences to her role as TheHero's mother. Bonus point for ''Padmé'' being a Sanskrit name.]]
* InLoveWithTheMark: [[spoiler:She ultimately grew to care for Suyodhana too much to pick between him and Aru, and is still seeking for a way to free him from his destiny.]]
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* StrugglingSingleMotherParentsAsPeople: There's no doubting her love for Aru, but she's constantly away and it strains their relationship. There's also the fact she hid the truth about her daughter's conception and destiny...
* StrugglingSingleMother: She and Aru aren't dirt poor, but they're not wealthy either. It's particularly obvious when she enrolls Aru into a school for well-off families.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: She often leaves for long periods, [[spoiler:as she's seeking for a way to free her lover Suyodhana from his fate as the bringer of Apocalypse.]]
* StrugglingSingleMother: She and Aru aren't dirt poor, but they're not wealthy either. It's particularly obvious when she enrolls Aru into a school for well-off families.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: She often leaves for long periods, [[spoiler:as she's seeking for a way to free her lover Suyodhana from his fate as the bringer of Apocalypse.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The whole series is kickstarted when she disobeys her mom and lights the ''diya'', freeing the Sleeper, only to impress her classmates.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Her whole class apparentlt dislike her.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: She denounced a classmate about to cut TheLittlestCancerPatient's growing hair, and was branded a tattletale for her efforts.
* TokenTwoferMinority: Her mother is Hindu and her father Filippino.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: She first appears as a wolf before transforming herself into a girl then a bird.
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* TheBigGuy: As the reincarnation of Bhima.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: She first appears as a wolf before transforming herself into a girl then abird.bird.
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!!Boo
* DungFu: He's a ''pigeon'', his fight options are a mite limited to scratch people or shit on them. It's surprisingly effective as a diversion.
* IHaveManyNames: He's currently Boo to the Pandavas, the Council of Guardians know him as Subala and the Sleeper calls him [[spoiler: Shakhuni.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He constantly berates his (unwitting) pupils and a big part of playing the mentor is to regain his former power and glory, but he genuinely believes into the girls' potential to be great.
!!Dr Kritika P. Shah
* InLoveWithTheMark
* MandatoryMotherhood: As a ''panchakanya'', her duty was to bear and raise one of the next generation of Pandavas.
* StrugglingSingleMother
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: She first appears as a wolf before transforming herself into a girl then a
!Affiliates
!!Boo
* DungFu: He's a ''pigeon'', his fight options are a mite limited to scratch people or shit on them. It's surprisingly effective as a diversion.
* IHaveManyNames: He's currently Boo to the Pandavas, the Council of Guardians know him as Subala and the Sleeper calls him [[spoiler: Shakhuni.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He constantly berates his (unwitting) pupils and a big part of playing the mentor is to regain his former power and glory, but he genuinely believes into the girls' potential to be great.
!!Dr Kritika P. Shah
* InLoveWithTheMark
* MandatoryMotherhood: As a ''panchakanya'', her duty was to bear and raise one of the next generation of Pandavas.
* StrugglingSingleMother
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!!Arundhati Shah
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Her mom is constantly away and other students at her school are giving her a hard time for being poorer than them.
* GuileHero: She's not very strong, but she's got wits on her side.
* HumanMomNonHumanDad: [[spoiler:Her mother's fate as a ''panchakanya'' led her to conceive Aru with the demonic Sleeper.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Regarding her fate of being a Pandava.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Since nobody can pronounce her full name without mangling it, she goes by "Aru".
!!Yamini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez
* NervousWreck: Downplayed, but she's definitely anxious about many things. She even has a list about the worst deaths she can imagine.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Introduces herself as just Mini.
* TheSmartGal: As the reincarnation of Yudhistira.
* WellDoneDaughterGal: She's obviously dismayed when she and Aru travel into the Underworld - which is her father's kingdom - and learn the Dharma Raja won't come to meet her.
* WhyDoesItHaveToBeSnakes: She suffers from vertigo.
!!Brynne Rao
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: She first appears as a wolf before transforming herself into a girl then a bird.
!!Arundhati Shah
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Her mom is constantly away and other students at her school are giving her a hard time for being poorer than them.
* GuileHero: She's not very strong, but she's got wits on her side.
* HumanMomNonHumanDad: [[spoiler:Her mother's fate as a ''panchakanya'' led her to conceive Aru with the demonic Sleeper.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Regarding her fate of being a Pandava.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Since nobody can pronounce her full name without mangling it, she goes by "Aru".
!!Yamini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez
* NervousWreck: Downplayed, but she's definitely anxious about many things. She even has a list about the worst deaths she can imagine.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Introduces herself as just Mini.
* TheSmartGal: As the reincarnation of Yudhistira.
* WellDoneDaughterGal: She's obviously dismayed when she and Aru travel into the Underworld - which is her father's kingdom - and learn the Dharma Raja won't come to meet her.
* WhyDoesItHaveToBeSnakes: She suffers from vertigo.
!!Brynne Rao
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: She first appears as a wolf before transforming herself into a girl then a bird.
