Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Characters / DorkDiaries

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* OnlySameMan: The most adjusted of the cast.

to:

* OnlySameMan: OnlySaneMan: The most adjusted of the cast.

Added: 243

Changed: 124

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BrownEyes: To match his kind, down-to-earth personality and role as the series' OnlySaneMan.

to:

* BrownEyes: To match his kind, down-to-earth personality and role as the series' OnlySaneMan.OnlySaneMan
* NiceGuy
* OnlySameMan: The most adjusted of the cast.



* Motormouth: As Goldilocks from Book 8.



Nikki's younger sister

to:

Nikki's playful younger sister
sister. Usually the soource of her older sister's annoyance. She likes playing around with her hand puppet, Ms. Penelope


Added DiffLines:

* FairyGodmother: Book 8, where her fairy-tale land counterpart plays this to Nikki. She's as ditzy as her real self.


Added DiffLines:

* ImaginatryFriend: Ms. Penelope
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* UnreliableNarrator: In ''Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen''. She tells her version of events that happened in the previous books, and it's very different from Nikki's version of the story. How much she actually believes and how much she's just making up is up for debate.

Added: 557

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DoesNotLikeSpam: She hates pickles.



* {{Adorkable}}: Described to be cute and dorky by Nikki.

to:

* {{Adorkable}}: Described to be cute and dorky by Nikki. Nikki.
* BrownEyes: To match his kind, down-to-earth personality and role as the series' OnlySaneMan.


Added DiffLines:

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: She manipulates everyone and their mothers to get her way.


Added DiffLines:

* NotSoDifferent: Aside from the fact that one is rich, snobby and popular while the other is a poor, nice dork, she and Nikki have quite a lot in common (such as their relationships with their younger sisters). Their diary-writing styles are similar too.


Added DiffLines:

* PuppyLove: Possibly with Oliver in ''Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Tales from a Not-so-Dorky Drama Queen'', after stealing Nikki's diary and writing in it.

Added: 894

Changed: 103

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Whenever she has to babysit Brianna, she ends up this way. Something always ends up burned, broken or ruined (including Nikki's reputation).



%%* DeadpanSnarker

to:

%%* DeadpanSnarker* DeadpanSnarker: Her comebacks to [=MacKenzie=] definitely qualify, and she shows shades of this around others too.


Added DiffLines:

* MysteriousMiddleInitial: Her full name is Nikki J. Maxwell. We never find out what the J stands for.


Added DiffLines:

* ItsAllAboutMe: She's not above lying, manipulating or cheating to get her way. The reason why she messes with Nikki so much is because she sees the latter as a rival.


Added DiffLines:

* {{Narcissist}}: She knows she is beautiful and is not afraid to let everyone (especially Nikki) know it.


Added DiffLines:

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She believes unicorns are real, thinks the Tooth Fairy wants to steal all her teeth, and is a neverending source of wacky plans and ideas.


Added DiffLines:

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Has a habit of saying quite rude things to people and being surprised when they get mad. Nikki wonders if she's really this or if she just enjoys messing with her.

Added: 315

Changed: 164

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ObliviousToLove: Simply doesn't get that Brandon ''clearly'' likes her back - not even when [[spoiler:he kisses her]].



* ConsummateLiar: She lies ''all the time'' to get what she wants or humiliate Nikki. Most people (read: everyone except for Nikki and Brandon, and sometimes the rest of their group) believe her.



%% * SpoiledBrat

to:

%% * SpoiledBrat
SitcomArchNemesis: Seems to view Nikki as this. She goes out of her way to humiliate her, even ''before'' Nikki does anything to deserve that hatred (aka jealousy).

Added: 793

Changed: 480

Removed: 55

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%% * BuffySpeak

to:

%% * BuffySpeakBuffySpeak: Doesn't always know the correct word for something and ends up using "thingy", like calling a fake wireless headset (made out of a hearing aid) a "faux cell phone thingy".



* {{Bookworm}}: Owns over 900 books and has read most of them twice. She's also often seen raving about the newest [[ShowWithinAShow YA]] [[StylisticSuck novels]].



* SpicyLatina: She's more temperamental than Zoey and willing to beat up anyone who messes with her friends.



%% * LovableNerd
%%
%% Zero-context examples are not allowed on the wiki!

to:

%% * LovableNerd
%%
%% Zero-context examples are not allowed on the wiki!



One of Nikki's classmate and Best Friends Forever. Zoey works in a library.

to:

One of Nikki's classmate classmates and Best Friends Forever. Zoey works in She loves reading self-help guides and knows a library.
lot of quotes that she sometimes uses to cheer up her friends, or when she doesn't know what else to say.



* CripplingTheCompetition: Very fond of doing this - [[HoistByHisOwnPetard not that it works.]] Both her attempt to keep Nikki out of the talent show and [[spoiler:the time she steals Nikki, Chloe and Zoey's skating costumes]] don't work as planned. [[spoiler:Locking her competition in a storage closet almost did, though...]]



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Most of her plans to ruin Nikki end up backfiring on her. [[spoiler:The one time she does defeat Nikki in the talent show, the latter's band gets a record deal out of it.]]



%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling

to:

%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Her [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} wacky antics]] and overactive imagination drive [[BadlyBatteredBabysitter Nikki]] insane on a regular basis.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FirstPersonSnarker: Prone to snarky remarks, but she rarely (if ever) says them out loud.

to:

* FirstPersonSnarker: FirstPersonSmartass: Prone to snarky remarks, but she rarely (if ever) says them out loud.

Changed: 149

Removed: 76

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%%* DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics.
%%
%%% This doesn't explain the trope and how it applies to her character.
%%%

to:

%%* * DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics.
%%
%%% This
She has a tendency to freak out over minor problems and panic too much. Her lively imagination doesn't explain the trope and how it applies to her character.
%%%
help either.



** When it comes to [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents her]] [[Cloudcuckoolander family]], she is definitely this.

to:

** When it comes to [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents her]] [[Cloudcuckoolander [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} family]], she is definitely this.counts.

Added: 434

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FirstPersonSnarker: Prone to snarky remarks, but she rarely (if ever) says them out loud.



* OnlySaneMan: Nikki tries to make herself out to be reasonable and she feels other people are idiots. Although she shows NotSoAboveItAll tendencies.

to:

* OnlySaneMan: Nikki tries to make herself out to be reasonable and she feels other people are idiots. Although she shows NotSoAboveItAll tendencies. tendencies.
** When it comes to [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents her]] [[Cloudcuckoolander family]], she is definitely this.


Added DiffLines:

* RichBitch: Mean and very rich; her father owns a large company and Nikki claims that she spends "twice the gross national product of a small third-world country" on clothes every month. (Nikki was probably exaggerating, but still.)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MeaningfulName: Her name means Diary in Japanese.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* GenkiGirl

to:

* %%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* %%* GenkiGirl
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

*FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Responsible to Brianna's Foolish


Added DiffLines:

*FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Foolish to Nikki's Responsible
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling
%% * GenkiGirl

to:

%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling
%% * GenkiGirl
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ParentalAbandonment: He's living with his grandmother. [[spoiler:His parents have died.]]

to:

* ParentalAbandonment: He's living with his grandmother.grandparents. [[spoiler:His parents have died.]]



%% * TrueCompanions: With Nikki and Zoey

to:

%% * TrueCompanions: With Nikki and ZoeyZoey. They're friends no matter what.



[[WMG:MacKenzie Hollister]]

to:

[[WMG:MacKenzie [[WMG:[=MacKenzie=] Hollister]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Adorkable: She considers herself to be both dorky and cute.
* Animesque: The Dork Dairies have anime drawing style supposedly because Nikki's an artist.

to:

* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: She considers herself to be both dorky and cute.
* Animesque: {{Animesque}}: The Dork Dairies have anime drawing style supposedly because Nikki's an artist.



* OnlySaneMan: Nikki tries to make herself out to be this. Although she shows [[NotSoAboveItAll]] tendencies.

to:

* OnlySaneMan: Nikki tries to make herself out to be this. reasonable and she feels other people are idiots. Although she shows [[NotSoAboveItAll]] NotSoAboveItAll tendencies.

Added: 214

Changed: 175

Removed: 41

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Deleting YMMV. YMMV is not a trope and if you think it\'s arguable she\'s Unsympatheitc Comedy Protagonist, then she probably doesn\'t fit. Labels are not sufficient context. Tropes like Deadpan Snarker and Tsundere need good context, too. This page has been un-commented without adding context. Please note that it\'s an action that can result in suspension from editing priviledges.


%%% Labels ("she is type II of this trope") are also zero-context examples.



%%%



* Adorkable: She considers herself to be both dorky, and cute.

to:

* Adorkable: She considers herself to be both dorky, dorky and cute.



* GirlishPigtails: her most common hairstyle.

to:

%% * GirlishPigtails: her Her most common hairstyle.hairstyle.
%%% Explain how the hairstyle corresponds with her personality.



* BuffySpeak

to:

%% * BuffySpeak



* DeadpanSnarker
* DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics. %%% This doesn't explain the trope and how it applies to her character.

to:

* %%* DeadpanSnarker
* %%* DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics. characteristics.
%%
%%% This doesn't explain the trope and how it applies to her character.character.
%%%



* {{Tsundere}}: Type II toward Brandon
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: YMMV

to:

%% * {{Tsundere}}: Type II toward Brandon
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: YMMV
Brandon



* ParentalAbandonment: Not by choice though. [[spoiler:His parents have died, and he's living with his grandmother.]]

to:

* ParentalAbandonment: Not by choice though. He's living with his grandmother. [[spoiler:His parents have died, and he's living with his grandmother.died.]]



* [[TrueCompanions: With Nikki and Zoey

to:

%% * [[TrueCompanions: TrueCompanions: With Nikki and Zoey

Added: 143

Changed: 1162

Removed: 136

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%% * {{Adorkable}}
* {{Animesque}}: The Dork Dairies have anime drawingstyle supposely because Nikki's an artist.
%% * GirlishPigtails
%% * BrattyTeenageDaughter
%% * BuffySpeak
%% * ButtMonkey:
%% * CoolLoser: Especially since she's very open about being a dork.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
%% * DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics. %%% This doesn't explain the trope and how it applies to her character.

to:

%% * {{Adorkable}}
Adorkable: She considers herself to be both dorky, and cute.
* {{Animesque}}: Animesque: The Dork Dairies have anime drawingstyle supposely drawing style supposedly because Nikki's an artist.
%% * GirlishPigtails
%%
GirlishPigtails: her most common hairstyle.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
%%
BrattyTeenageDaughter: She doesn't really share the desire to bond with her family and writes about how much they annoy her in the diaries.
* BuffySpeak
%% * ButtMonkey:
%% * CoolLoser: Especially since she's very open about being a dork.
%%
ButtMonkey: A lot of bad things tend to happen to Nikki in each book on an almost every page basis.
* DeadpanSnarker
%% * DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics. %%% This doesn't explain the trope and how it applies to her character.



* LargeHam: She has tendancy to yell out and use all-caps when writing.
%% * OnlySaneMan: If [[UnreliableNarrator we believe her narrative.]]

to:

* LargeHam: She has tendancy tendency to yell out and use all-caps when writing.
%% * OnlySaneMan: If [[UnreliableNarrator we believe her narrative.]]Nikki tries to make herself out to be this. Although she shows [[NotSoAboveItAll]] tendencies.



%% * SurroundedByIdiots: Usually has this mindset when she feels desperate.
%% * {{Tsundere}}: Type II toward Brandon
%% * UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist

to:

%% * SurroundedByIdiots: Usually has this mindset when she feels desperate.
%%
desperate or everyone annoys her.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type II toward Brandon
%% * UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist
UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: YMMV
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Nikki really likes to eat Wing-Dings.



%% * {{Adorkable}}
%% * ParentalAbandonment: His parents have died, and he's living with his grandmother.

to:

%% * {{Adorkable}}
%%
{{Adorkable}}: Described to be cute and dorky by Nikki.
* ParentalAbandonment: His Not by choice though. [[spoiler:His parents have died, and he's living with his grandmother.
grandmother.]]



*BewareTheNiceOnes: Usually very nice, but will gladly put the beatdown on anyone who lies or hurts her friends, unless stopped or restrained.



%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]][[TrueCompanions: With Nikki and Zoey



%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]
TrueCompanions: With Nikki and Chloe. No matter what happens they remain friends.



%% * TheFashionista
%% * MakeWayForThePrincess

to:

%% * TheFashionista
%%
TheFashionista: Throughout the series she is always commented on for her fashionable looks, and she has shown an interest in making fashions as a career.
* MakeWayForThePrincessMakeWayForThePrincess: Literally happens in the first book, where Nikki witnesses everyone moving to get out of her way.

Added: 53

Changed: 17

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
zero context examples are not allowed. this page is commented out.


* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]
* LovableNerd

to:

%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]
%% * LovableNerd
%%
%% Zero-context examples are not allowed on the wiki!



* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]



* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* GenkiGirl

to:

%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling
%% * GenkiGirl
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

%% * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]



%%* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

%%* * [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]



%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling
%% * GenkiGirl

to:

%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling
%% * GenkiGirl

Added: 204

Changed: 414

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Commenting out Zero Context Example entries. Consider uncommenting those you are familiar with. This article needs more Wiki Magic Love.


%%%
%%%
%%% Zero-context examples are not allowed and they have been commented out
%%% Don't uncomment them unless you provide proper context and explain how the characters fit the tropes.
%%%
%%%
%%%
%%%
%%%



The protagonist of the story, an unpopular and utterly unlucky teenage schoolgirl who narrates her wacky daily lifes, usually on the topics of her family, her schooling, her crush, and other exotic events.

* {{Adorkable}}

to:

The protagonist of the story, an unpopular and utterly unlucky teenage schoolgirl who narrates her wacky daily lifes, life, usually on the topics of her family, her schooling, her crush, and other exotic events.

%% * {{Adorkable}}



* GirlishPigtails
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* BuffySpeak
* ButtMonkey:
* CoolLoser: Especially since she's very open about being a dork.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics.
* EatingLunchAlone: Before meeting Zoey and Chloe in gym class.
* HairTriggerTemper: Consider the tone she writes her dairies. She also gets panic very easily.
* LargeHam: have tendancy to yell out and use all-caps when writing.
* OnlySaneMan: If [[UnreliableNarrator we believe her narrative.]]
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality
* NaiveEveryGirl
* SurroundedByIdiots: Usually has this mindset when she feels desperate.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type II toward Brandon
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist

to:

%% * GirlishPigtails
%% * BrattyTeenageDaughter
%% * BuffySpeak
%% * ButtMonkey:
%% * CoolLoser: Especially since she's very open about being a dork.
%% * DeadpanSnarker
%% * DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics.
characteristics. %%% This doesn't explain the trope and how it applies to her character.
* EatingLunchAlone: Before She's a loner and is seen eating alone at school before meeting Zoey and Chloe in gym class.
* HairTriggerTemper: Consider the The tone in which she writes her dairies. dairies is quite angry. She also gets panic panics very easily.
* LargeHam: have She has tendancy to yell out and use all-caps when writing.
%% * OnlySaneMan: If [[UnreliableNarrator we believe her narrative.]]
%% * ProtagonistCenteredMorality
%% * NaiveEveryGirl
%% * SurroundedByIdiots: Usually has this mindset when she feels desperate.
%% * {{Tsundere}}: Type II toward Brandon
%% * UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist



Nikki's LoveInterest. He appears charming and handsome, but he's also a lovable dorky guy. He works as a school reporter

* {{Adorkable}}
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents have died, and he's living with his grandmother.

to:

Nikki's LoveInterest. He appears charming and handsome, but he's also a lovable dorky guy. He works as a school reporter

reporter.

%%
* {{Adorkable}}
%% * ParentalAbandonment: His parents have died, and he's living with his grandmother.



* ShipperOnDeck: On Nikki-Brandon
* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

* ShipperOnDeck: On Nikki-Brandon
She supports Nikki-Brandon pairing.
%%
* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]



* ShipperOnDeck: On Nikki-Brandon
* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

* ShipperOnDeck: On Nikki-Brandon
*
She would love if her friend Nikki and her love interest Brandon became a couple.
%%*
[[TrueCompanions True Companion]]



* AlphaBitch
* TheFashionista
* MakeWayForThePrincess
* SpoiledBrat

to:

* AlphaBitch
AlphaBitch: She's the most popular girl at school and she's quite mean to Nikki and others.
%%
* TheFashionista
%% * MakeWayForThePrincess
%% * SpoiledBrat



* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* GenkiGirl

to:

%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling
%% * GenkiGirlGenkiGirl
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[MacKenzie Hollister]]

to:

[[MacKenzie [[WMG:MacKenzie Hollister]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[WMG:MacKenzie Hollister]]

to:

[[WMG:MacKenzie [[MacKenzie Hollister]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Corrected a misspelling


[[WMG:Mac-Kenzie Hollister]]

to:

[[WMG:Mac-Kenzie [[WMG:MacKenzie Hollister]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Adorkable

to:

* Adorkable{{Adorkable}}



* Adorkable

to:

* Adorkable{{Adorkable}}

Added: 574

Changed: 26

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Adorkable



[[WMG:Brandon Roberts]]
Nikki's LoveInterest. He appears charming and handsome, but he's also a lovable dorky guy. He works as a school reporter

* Adorkable
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents have died, and he's living with his grandmother.



One of Nikki's classmate and {{BFFs}} (Best Friend Forevers.) Chloe is an avid reader of young adult's romantic novels. She claims to be a dating expert.

to:

One of Nikki's classmate and {{BFFs}} (Best Friend Forevers.) Best Friends Forever. Chloe is an avid reader of young adult's romantic novels. She claims to be a dating expert.



One of Nikki's classmate and {{BFFs}} (Best Friend Forevers.) Zoey works in a library.

to:

One of Nikki's classmate and {{BFFs}} (Best Friend Forevers.) Best Friends Forever. Zoey works in a library.



* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]

to:

* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]Companion]]

[[WMG:Mac-Kenzie Hollister]]
The most popular girl in Westchester Country Day middle school. AlphaBitch who leads the CCP (Cute, Cool & Popular) and the main antagonist of the story.

* AlphaBitch
* TheFashionista
* MakeWayForThePrincess
* SpoiledBrat

[[WMG:Brianna Maxwell]]
Nikki's younger sister

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* GenkiGirl

Added: 623

Changed: 494

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[WMG:Nikki Maxwell]]

* Animesque: The Dork Dairies have anime drawingstyle supposely because Nikki's an artist.

to:

[[WMG:Nikki Maxwell]]

J. Maxwell]]
The protagonist of the story, an unpopular and utterly unlucky teenage schoolgirl who narrates her wacky daily lifes, usually on the topics of her family, her schooling, her crush, and other exotic events.

* Animesque: {{Animesque}}: The Dork Dairies have anime drawingstyle supposely because Nikki's an artist.



* LargeHam: have tendancy to yell out and use all-caps when writing.



* LargeHam: have tendancy to yell out and use all-caps when writing.
* Tsundere: Type II toward Brandon
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist

to:

* LargeHam: have tendancy to yell out and use all-caps NaiveEveryGirl
* SurroundedByIdiots: Usually has this mindset
when writing.
she feels desperate.
* Tsundere: {{Tsundere}}: Type II toward Brandon
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonistUnsympatheticComedyProtagonist

[[WMG:Chloe Garcia]]
One of Nikki's classmate and {{BFFs}} (Best Friend Forevers.) Chloe is an avid reader of young adult's romantic novels. She claims to be a dating expert.

* ShipperOnDeck: On Nikki-Brandon
* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]
* LovableNerd

[[WMG:Zoey Franklin]]
One of Nikki's classmate and {{BFFs}} (Best Friend Forevers.) Zoey works in a library.

* ShipperOnDeck: On Nikki-Brandon
* [[TrueCompanions True Companion]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[WMG:Nikki Maxwell]]

* Animesque: The Dork Dairies have anime drawingstyle supposely because Nikki's an artist.
* GirlishPigtails
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* BuffySpeak
* ButtMonkey:
* CoolLoser: Especially since she's very open about being a dork.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DramaQueen: One of her defined ''lovable'' characteristics.
* EatingLunchAlone: Before meeting Zoey and Chloe in gym class.
* HairTriggerTemper: Consider the tone she writes her dairies. She also gets panic very easily.
* OnlySaneMan: If [[UnreliableNarrator we believe her narrative.]]
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality
* LargeHam: have tendancy to yell out and use all-caps when writing.
* Tsundere: Type II toward Brandon
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist

Top