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* LikeBrotherAndSister: How she views her relationship with Jose. [[AllLoveIsUnrequited He, on the other hand…]]
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* PlatonicLifePartners: How she views her relationship with Jose. [[AllLoveIsUnrequited He, on the other hand…]]
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* NaughtyByNight: To an extent. Most of the time, she's a shy, bookish and unassuming college student-turned-publisher's secretary. In private, she's engaged in a highly secretive and complicated relationship with a billionaire, involving BDSM and MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces.
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* MoralityChain: Ana appoints herself as one to Christian in the second book, believing she can use the PowerOfLove to make him a better person. Whether this works is a somewhat contentious matter.
* MoralityPet: To Christian at times, though she unfortunately has a tendency to be [[KickTheMoralityPet on the receiving end of his]] {{Jerkass}} behaviour too.
* MoralityPet: To Christian at times, though she unfortunately has a tendency to be [[KickTheMoralityPet on the receiving end of his]] {{Jerkass}} behaviour too.
* KickTheMoralityPet: Christian has a tendency to do this to Ana, sometimes almost ''literally''. He rarely apologises, or even [[NeverMyFault tries to push the blame for his actions on Ana]].
* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].
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* MoralityPet: To [[BigBrotherInstinct Christian]]. He's much nicer to her than anyone else and despite being notoriously impatient, he readily puts up with her antics and teasing. His family mentions that Christian was a deeply introverted and anti-social child who refused to interact with anyone, until they adopted Mia.
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* MoralityChain: Elena ''claims'' she was this to Christian and he acts like she's one too, saying she helped him onto the straight and narrow path. But, considering her methods and how he turned out, it's arguable she had the ''[[InvertedTrope opposite]]'' effect.
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* PropertyOfLove: To Christian. He's constantly referring to her as "mine" and talking about her in posessive terms. [[ExtremeDoormat She]] mostly just goes along with it.
* AloofBigBrother: Inverted; he's an aloof ''little'' brother to Elliot. He softens up more around his little sister Mia, but just barely.
* SharpDressedMan: He's always very well dressed and knows a lot more about fashion than Ana.
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* StalkingIsLove: Towards Ana, ''big time''. Before they even begin properly dating, it's revealed he knows her ''foot size''.
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* PowerIsSexy: He's very much this trope. It's implied part of the reason he's such a ChickMagnet isn't just because he's handsome, but also because he clearly has a lot of wealth and influence, and tends to exude a domineering and confident demeanour.
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* SexGod: He's portrayed as one throughout the trilogy. Although, as he's only described from Ana's perspective and he's the only person she's ever had sex with, she may be biased.
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* KinkySpanking: She develops a liking for being spanked by Christian, though she draws the line at being hit with a belt, actually breaking up with Christian when he did that.
* LustObject: Initially to Christian, before upgrading to LoveInterest.
* SexEqualsLove: In regards to Christian.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: When he thinks Ana is leaving him at the end of ''Fifty Shades Freed'', [[spoiler: due to him not reacting well to her pregnancy]], he actually willingly lets her go, telling the banker to let her take whatever money she wants. [[spoiler: However, she's actually taking the money to pay off Jack, who is holding Christian's sister hostage]].
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* NaughtyUnderTheTable: He tries fingering Ana under the table ''while having dinner with his family''. He [[AManIsAlwaysEager gets mad]] when she pushes his hand away, whilst his family remains seemingly oblivious.
* NoodleIncident: When Ana asks if any of his submissives have ever been injured, he vaguely mentions an incident where he suspended a sub from the ceiling of his playroom...
* NoodleIncident: When Ana asks if any of his submissives have ever been injured, he vaguely mentions an incident where he suspended a sub from the ceiling of his playroom...
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* RagsToRiches: He started out a malnourished son of a crack addict living in a crappy apartment in Detroit. After being adopted by the Trevelyan-Grey family, he's been living the high life ever since.
* RichJerk: Comes across as one at times. In addition to being a regular {{Jerkass}} (see above), he is very critical of Ana's banged-up old car, expressing surprise it sells for as much as it did, criticises her clothes and tries to force expensive clothing, cars, phones etc. on her.
* RichJerk: Comes across as one at times. In addition to being a regular {{Jerkass}} (see above), he is very critical of Ana's banged-up old car, expressing surprise it sells for as much as it did, criticises her clothes and tries to force expensive clothing, cars, phones etc. on her.
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* SleekHighRiseApartment: Owns an insanely luxurious penthouse in Seattle, which also includes his very own private sex dungeon (though he doesn't go round showing this particular room off to guests, for obvious reasons).
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* BrainsAndBondage: She enjoys some aspects of being Christian's submissive and his "kinky fuckery", and is [[InformedAttribute said to be]] quite intelligent and well-read.
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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: She's the sweet and naive naïve Gentle Girl to Christian's Brooding Boy.
* FanservicePack: After she begins her relationship with Christian, she experiences a sexual awakening and starts behaving and dressing more provocatively (before, she was very naïve about sex and dressed in rather scruffy and unfashionable clothes). More noticeable in the film adaptation.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: A variation. Ana often refers to her "subconscious", who is prudish and sensible, and her "inner goddess", who's a kinky sex maniac. Considering the genre, there's no prizes for guessing which one she tends to listen to.
* MeetCute: When she first enters Christian's office to interview him, she trips and falls through the doorway, landing at his feet.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted...though some people wish it was played straight. There's a rather infamous scene in the first book where Christian pulls her tampon out before having sex with her; this was, understandably, [[PragmaticAdaptation left out in the film version]].
* SleepingWithTheBoss: Technically, sleeping with your boss's boss's ''boss's'' boss, after Christian buys SIP.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Shows signs of this. She's fond of classical romance novels (and even seems to think ''Tess of the d'Ubervilles'' is a romance [[note]] It does have a romance in it, but it doesn’t exactly come across as very romantic and ends in tragedy [[/note]] and compares herself to its titular heroine). She ''very'' quickly falls for Christian and seems to view her budding relationship with him as being a bit of a modern fairytale. However, Christian is ''far'' from PrinceCharming, which he actually warns her of.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Shows signs of this. She's fond of classical romance novels (and even seems to think ''Tess of the d'Ubervilles'' is a romance and compares herself to its titular heroine [[note]] It does have a romance in it, but it doesn’t doesn't exactly come across as very romantic and ends in tragedy [[/note]] and compares herself to its titular heroine).tragedy, especially for Tess [[/note]]). She ''very'' quickly falls for Christian and seems to view her budding relationship with him as being a bit of a modern fairytale. However, Christian is ''far'' from PrinceCharming, which he actually warns her of.
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* AnalogyBackfire: She often compares herself to Icarus from Greek mythology or Tess from ''Tess of the d'Ubervilles''…ignoring the part where both those characters wind up dead. And, in the latter case, that poor Tess was a victim of rape and VictimBlaming at the hands of a wealthy and powerful man, essentially ruining her life…
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* AnalogyBackfire: She often compares herself to Icarus from Greek mythology or Tess from ''Tess of the d'Ubervilles''…ignoring the part where both those characters wind up dead. And, in the latter case, that poor Tess was a victim of rape and VictimBlaming UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming at the hands of a wealthy and powerful man, essentially ruining her life…
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* CantHoldHerLiquor: In the first book, Ana gets very drunk at a bar while celebrating her graduation, drunk dials Christian, has trouble fending off the romantic advances of her equally-intoxicated friend Jose, nearly pukes on Christian's shoes and subsequently wakes up in Christian's bed with a killer hangover. He has to reassure her they [[NotWhatItLooksLike didn't hook up]], he having simply brought her to his hotel room to recover from her hangover.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Shows signs of this. She's fond of classical romance novels (and even seems to think ''Tess of the d'Ubervilles'' is a romance [[note]] It does have a romance in it, but it doesn’t exactly come across as very romantic and ends in tragedy [[/note]] and compares herself to its titular heroine). She ''very'' quickly falls for Christian and seems to view her budding relationship with him as being a bit of a modern fairytale. However, Christian is ''far'' from PrinceCharming, which he actually warns her of.
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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: She's the sweet and naive Gentle Girl to Christian's Brooding Boy.
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* TragicKeepsake: It's revealed in the second book that he still has a small photograph of his biological mother, who was a neglectful addict [[spoiler: and died when he was very young]].
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Ella was Christian's biological mother, whom he describes as being a "crack whore".
* AddledAddict: She was a crack addict who could barely take care of herself, let alone her young son.
* BrokenBird: She was clearly a troubled woman, using drugs to cope, working as a prostitute to support herself and being abused by her pimp.
* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: In the epilogue of ''Fifty Shades Freed'', Ana suggests they name her and Christian's daughter after Ella, but he vehemently refuses]].
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Described as such.
* ParentalNeglect: Drug addiction and parenting don't generally mix well. Christian specifically describes her as neglectful, rather than directly abusive to him.
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Christian eventually reveals to Ana that she died of an overdose when he was four years old...and [[HarmfulToMinors he was left alone with her corpse for four days]] before someone finally found them]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her neglect of Christian in his formative years [[spoiler: and her death]] had a huge impact on Christian's psyche, affecting him well into adulthood.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Christian tells Ana at one point that she resembles his biological mother. However, upon seeing a photograph of her, Ana decides the physical similarities are merely superficial and [[NotSoSimilar they're not really alike at all]].
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Ella was Christian's biological mother, whom he describes as being a "crack whore".
* AddledAddict: She was a crack addict who could barely take care of herself, let alone her young son.
* BrokenBird: She was clearly a troubled woman, using drugs to cope, working as a prostitute to support herself and being abused by her pimp.
* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: In the epilogue of ''Fifty Shades Freed'', Ana suggests they name her and Christian's daughter after Ella, but he vehemently refuses]].
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Described as such.
* ParentalNeglect: Drug addiction and parenting don't generally mix well. Christian specifically describes her as neglectful, rather than directly abusive to him.
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Christian eventually reveals to Ana that she died of an overdose when he was four years old...and [[HarmfulToMinors he was left alone with her corpse for four days]] before someone finally found them]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her neglect of Christian in his formative years [[spoiler: and her death]] had a huge impact on Christian's psyche, affecting him well into adulthood.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Christian tells Ana at one point that she resembles his biological mother. However, upon seeing a photograph of her, Ana decides the physical similarities are merely superficial and [[NotSoSimilar they're not really alike at all]].
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* HasAType: Most of his subs are fair-skinned brunettes, often with blue eyes. One sub, Leila, even bears a [[IdenticalStranger striking resemblance]] to Ana. In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', he claims he's attracted to women with these features because [[spoiler: they remind him of [[MommyIssues his neglectful birth mother]]]], but Ana isn't so sure.
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* WouldHitAGirl: He's into BDSM (so it’s all consensual – [[RuleOfCAutiousEditingJudgement in theory]], at least). He also has a habit of manhandling Ana.
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Renee Dwyer]].
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[[folder: Grace Trevelyan-Grey]]
The adoptive mother of Christian, Elliot and Mia.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books she has sandy-colored hair; in the films she's a brunette.
* {{Expy}}: She's apparently a GenderFlip of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Carlisle Cullen]] - although her husband has the similar name, Grace has more of an active role in the plot and is a pediatrician (Carlisle is a doctor and has a more prominent role compared to [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme]]).
* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].
* GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[ParentalObliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when he was fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
* HappilyMarried: To Carrick.
* MamaBear: When she overhears that [[spoiler: her friend Elena had an affair with her son at fifteen, she slaps her across the face and tells her to GetOut]].
* {{Expy}}: She's apparently a GenderFlip of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Carlisle Cullen]] - although her husband has the similar name, Grace has more of an active role in the plot and is a pediatrician (Carlisle is a doctor and has a more prominent role compared to [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme]]).
* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].
* GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[ParentalObliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when he was fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
* HappilyMarried: To Carrick.
* MamaBear: When she overhears that [[spoiler: her friend Elena had an affair with her son at fifteen, she slaps her across the face and tells her to GetOut]].
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books she has sandy-colored hair; in the films she's a brunette.AmicableExes: With Ana's mother.
*{{Expy}}: She's apparently DadTheVeteran: It's stated he used to be a GenderFlip of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Carlisle Cullen]] - although Marine. He doesn't seem overly strict towards Ana, but he did teach her husband has the similar name, Grace has more of an active role in the plot basic self-defence and is how to use a pediatrician (Carlisle is a doctor gun so she could protect herself, which later comes in handy in books two and has a more prominent role compared to [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme]]).
* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].three.
*GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother LikeADaughterToMe: He clearly regards Ana as being his daughter, even though they're not biologically related and he's no longer married to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[ParentalObliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when mother.
* NearDeathExperience: In ''Fifty Shades Freed'', hewas fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
* HappilyMarried: To Carrick.[[spoiler: seriously injured in a car accident and is left in a coma. He gets better]].
*MamaBear: When ParentalSubstitute: To Ana, he having raised her since she overhears that [[spoiler: her friend Elena had an affair was a baby. She actually moved in with him at some point in her son at fifteen, childhood due to disliking her mother's then-husband and in adulthood she slaps uses his surname as her across the face and tells own instead of her to GetOut]].mother's. Oddly enough, she still usually [[FirstNameBasis calls him by his first name]] rather than 'Dad', though.
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* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].
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The adoptive father of Elliot, Christian and Mia.
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[[folder: Carrick Grey]]
The adoptive father of Elliot, Christian and Mia.Carla May Wilks]]
Ana's mother.
The adoptive father of Elliot, Christian and Mia.
Ana's mother.
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* BitCharacter / FlatCharacter: Out of all the Grey family members, he has the least characterisation and [[OutOfFocus focus]], and doesn't really contribute to the plot in a particularly meaningful way.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme Cullen]]. Although his name sounds similar to Carlisle, his wife Grace has more in common with him (they're both doctors of some kind and have a more prominent role compared to their spouses).
* GoodParents: He's a loving and supportive father to his three kids. [[ParentalObliviousness Although he apparently didn't think to try and get Christian therapy in his childhood. And didn't notice his wife's best friend having an affair with him as a teenager]]...
* HappilyMarried: To Grace.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana and Christian are both deeply offended when Carrick strongly suggests they [[spoiler: sign a pre-nup. But, considering they've [[FourthDateMarriage only known each other a little over a month before getting engaged]] and Carrick's only actually ''spoken'' to Ana a handful of times, he comes across as being quite reasonable in being concerned about their marriage. Although ''we'' know Ana [[NotWithThemForTheMoney isn't]] a {{Golddigger}}, Carrick really knows nothing about the poor college student who wants to marry his insanely rich son; considering [[OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome how much drama Christian and Ana have in their relationship]], it also wouldn't be that surprising if the marriage didn't work out]].
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme Cullen]]. Although his name sounds similar to Carlisle, his wife Grace has more in common with him (they're both doctors of some kind and have a more prominent role compared to their spouses).
* GoodParents: He's a loving and supportive father to his three kids. [[ParentalObliviousness Although he apparently didn't think to try and get Christian therapy in his childhood. And didn't notice his wife's best friend having an affair with him as a teenager]]...
* HappilyMarried: To Grace.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana and Christian are both deeply offended when Carrick strongly suggests they [[spoiler: sign a pre-nup. But, considering they've [[FourthDateMarriage only known each other a little over a month before getting engaged]] and Carrick's only actually ''spoken'' to Ana a handful of times, he comes across as being quite reasonable in being concerned about their marriage. Although ''we'' know Ana [[NotWithThemForTheMoney isn't]] a {{Golddigger}}, Carrick really knows nothing about the poor college student who wants to marry his insanely rich son; considering [[OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome how much drama Christian and Ana have in their relationship]], it also wouldn't be that surprising if the marriage didn't work out]].
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* BitCharacter / FlatCharacter: Out of all the Grey family members, he has the least characterisation and [[OutOfFocus focus]], and doesn't really contribute to the plot in a particularly meaningful way.AmicableExes: With Ray, her second husband.
*{{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme Cullen]]. Although his name sounds similar HappilyMarried: Seemingly to Carlisle, his wife Grace has more in common with him (they're both doctors of some kind and have a more prominent role compared to their spouses).her latest husband.
*GoodParents: He's a loving and supportive father to his three kids. [[ParentalObliviousness Although he apparently didn't think to try and get Christian therapy SerialSpouse: She's been married four times.
* WidowWoman: Her first husband, Ana's biological father, died inhis childhood. And didn't notice his wife's best friend having an affair with him as a teenager]]...
* HappilyMarried: To Grace.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana and Christian are both deeply offended when Carrick strongly suggests they [[spoiler: sign a pre-nup. But, considering they've [[FourthDateMarriage only known each other a little over a month before getting engaged]] and Carrick's only actually ''spoken'' to Ana a handful of times, he comes across as being quite reasonable in being concerned about their marriage. Although ''we'' know Ana [[NotWithThemForTheMoney isn't]] a {{Golddigger}}, Carrick really knows nothing about the poor college student who wants to marry his insanely rich son; considering [[OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome how much drama Christian and Ana have in their relationship]], it also wouldn't be that surprising if the marriage didn't work out]].combat training shortly after she was born.
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* HappilyMarried: To Grace.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana and Christian are both deeply offended when Carrick strongly suggests they [[spoiler: sign a pre-nup. But, considering they've [[FourthDateMarriage only known each other a little over a month before getting engaged]] and Carrick's only actually ''spoken'' to Ana a handful of times, he comes across as being quite reasonable in being concerned about their marriage. Although ''we'' know Ana [[NotWithThemForTheMoney isn't]] a {{Golddigger}}, Carrick really knows nothing about the poor college student who wants to marry his insanely rich son; considering [[OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome how much drama Christian and Ana have in their relationship]], it also wouldn't be that surprising if the marriage didn't work out]].
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Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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[[folder: Grace Trevelyan-Grey]]
The adoptive mother of Christian, ElliotGrey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.and Mia.
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The adoptive mother of Christian, Elliot
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* BabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of ''Fifty Shades Freed'' reveals he [[spoiler: and Kate]] have a daughter.
* BetaCouple: With Kate.
* CatchPhrase: "Laters, baby" (which Christian steals).
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Emmett Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler: Kate]] by the end.
* LadyKillerInLove: With Kate.
* ReallyGetsAround: Christian states he's slept with half of Seattle.
* BetaCouple: With Kate.
* CatchPhrase: "Laters, baby" (which Christian steals).
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Emmett Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler: Kate]] by the end.
* LadyKillerInLove: With Kate.
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*BetaCouple: With Kate.{{Expy}}: She's apparently a GenderFlip of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Carlisle Cullen]] - although her husband has the similar name, Grace has more of an active role in the plot and is a pediatrician (Carlisle is a doctor and has a more prominent role compared to [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme]]).
* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].
*CatchPhrase: "Laters, baby" (which Christian steals).GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[ParentalObliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when he was fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
* HappilyMarried: To Carrick.
*{{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Emmett Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* HappilyMarried: ToMamaBear: When she overhears that [[spoiler: Kate]] by the end.
* LadyKillerInLove: With Kate.
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Christian's younger sister. She begins dating Kate's brother Ethan eventually.
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* TwentiesBobHaircut: Depicted with this hairstyle in the first film (in the books, she's said to have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptations she's a blonde.
* DistressedDamsel: In ''Fifty Shades Freed'', she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Alice Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptations she's a blonde.
* DistressedDamsel: In ''Fifty Shades Freed'', she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Alice Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
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* TwentiesBobHaircut: Depicted with this hairstyle in BitCharacter / FlatCharacter: Out of all the first film (in Grey family members, he has the books, she's said least characterisation and [[OutOfFocus focus]], and doesn't really contribute to have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.plot in a particularly meaningful way.
*AdaptationDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme Cullen]]. Although his name sounds similar to Carlisle, his wife Grace has black hair whilst more in the sequel adaptations she's common with him (they're both doctors of some kind and have a blonde.more prominent role compared to their spouses).
*DistressedDamsel: In ''Fifty Shades Freed'', she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped GoodParents: He's a loving and held for ransom by Jack supportive father to his three kids. [[ParentalObliviousness Although he apparently didn't think to try and Liz]].get Christian therapy in his childhood. And didn't notice his wife's best friend having an affair with him as a teenager]]...
* HappilyMarried: To Grace.
*{{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Alice Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: ByStrawmanHasAPoint: Ana and Christian are both deeply offended when Carrick strongly suggests they [[spoiler: sign a pre-nup. But, considering they've [[FourthDateMarriage only known each other a little over a month before getting engaged]] and Carrick's only actually ''spoken'' to Ana a handful of times, he comes across as being quite reasonable in being concerned about their marriage. Although ''we'' know Ana [[NotWithThemForTheMoney isn't]] a {{Golddigger}}, Carrick really knows nothing about the Trevelyan-Grey family.poor college student who wants to marry his insanely rich son; considering [[OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome how much drama Christian and Ana have in their relationship]], it also wouldn't be that surprising if the marriage didn't work out]].
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* AmicableExes: With Christian. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably ''isn't'' a good thing. [[spoiler: Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent]].
* BigBadEnsemble: With Jack and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian's heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying ''she'' can.
* {{Dominatrix}}: She's a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She's technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the ''very least'' their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally-unstable teenager. Christian doesn't think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
* TheGhost: In the first and third books. She only appears in the second.
* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be younger men, though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she [[spoiler: agreed to marry Christian]], accusing her of being a "mousy little golddigger" who can't possibly give Christian what he 'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
* TheResenter: Towards Ana.
* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler: Grace finds out about what she did to Christian and throws her out of her life]], and she fails to get between Ana and Christian.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When [[spoiler: Grace finds out that Elena seduced her son when he was fifteen, [[MamaBear she slaps her and throws her out of the house]]]], cutting her off completely.
* YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Jack and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian's heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying ''she'' can.
* {{Dominatrix}}: She's a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She's technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the ''very least'' their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally-unstable teenager. Christian doesn't think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
* TheGhost: In the first and third books. She only appears in the second.
* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be younger men, though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she [[spoiler: agreed to marry Christian]], accusing her of being a "mousy little golddigger" who can't possibly give Christian what he 'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
* TheResenter: Towards Ana.
* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler: Grace finds out about what she did to Christian and throws her out of her life]], and she fails to get between Ana and Christian.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When [[spoiler: Grace finds out that Elena seduced her son when he was fifteen, [[MamaBear she slaps her and throws her out of the house]]]], cutting her off completely.
* YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
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* AmicableExes: With Christian. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably ''isn't'' a good thing. [[spoiler: Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent]].
* BigBadEnsemble: With Jack and Leila inBabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of ''Fifty Shades Darker''.Freed'' reveals he [[spoiler: and Kate]] have a daughter.
*ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian's heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying ''she'' can.BetaCouple: With Kate.
*{{Dominatrix}}: She's a dominant in the bedroom.CatchPhrase: "Laters, baby" (which Christian steals).
*DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She's technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the ''very least'' their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally-unstable teenager. Christian doesn't think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.{{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Emmett Cullen]].
*TheGhost: In HappilyAdopted: By the first and third books. She only appears in the second.Trevelyan-Grey family.
*MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler: Kate]] by the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be younger men, though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).end.
*ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she [[spoiler: agreed to marry Christian]], accusing her of being a "mousy little golddigger" who can't possibly give Christian what he 'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.LadyKillerInLove: With Kate.
*TheResenter: Towards Ana.
* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler: Grace finds out about what she did toReallyGetsAround: Christian and throws her out of her life]], and she fails to get between Ana and Christian.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When [[spoiler: Grace finds out that Elena seduced her son when he was fifteen, [[MamaBear she slaps her and throws her out of the house]]]], cutting her off completely.
* YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affairstates he's slept with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.half of Seattle.
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Ana's boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.
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Ana's boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.Mia Grey]]
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships to keep their jobs or get promotions, and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].
* BigBad: Ends up being this in ''Fifty Shades Freed''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Elena and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Towards Ana.
* {{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} James]].
* FreudianExcuse: It's mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn't go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn't above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards, and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but on the inside.
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually [[ConnectedAllAlong both lived in the same foster home]] and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn't so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They're also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they're both obsessed with Ana. It's not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would've ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it's implied she isn't the first woman he's done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It's heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn't shot him]].
* BigBad: Ends up being this in ''Fifty Shades Freed''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Elena and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Towards Ana.
* {{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} James]].
* FreudianExcuse: It's mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn't go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn't above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards, and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but on the inside.
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually [[ConnectedAllAlong both lived in the same foster home]] and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn't so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They're also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they're both obsessed with Ana. It's not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would've ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it's implied she isn't the first woman he's done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It's heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn't shot him]].
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be TwentiesBobHaircut: Depicted with this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships hairstyle in the first film (in the books, she's said to keep their jobs or get promotions, and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.
*BigBad: Ends up being this AdaptationDyeJob: Averted in ''Fifty Shades Freed''.the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptations she's a blonde.
*BigBadEnsemble: With Elena and Leila in DistressedDamsel: In ''Fifty Shades Darker''.Freed'', she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
*EntitledToHaveYou: Towards Ana.{{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Alice Cullen]].
*{{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} James]].
* FreudianExcuse: It's mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn't go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn't above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards, and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but onHappilyAdopted: By the inside.
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually [[ConnectedAllAlong both lived in the same foster home]] and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn't so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They're also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they're both obsessed with Ana. It's not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would've ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it's implied she isn't the first woman he's done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It's heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn't shot him]].Trevelyan-Grey family.
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* FreudianExcuse: It's mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn't go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn't above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards, and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but on
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually [[ConnectedAllAlong both lived in the same foster home]] and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn't so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They're also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they're both obsessed with Ana. It's not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would've ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it's implied she isn't the first woman he's done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It's heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn't shot him]].
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[[folder: Leila Williams]]
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!!Other characters
[[folder:Leila Williams]]
An ex-submissiveElena Lincoln]]
A family friend ofChristian's, the Greys' and Christian's ex-lover, who begins stalking Ana in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.introduced him to BDSM.
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* AmicableExes: With Christian. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably ''isn't'' a good thing. [[spoiler: Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent]].
* BigBadEnsemble: With Jack and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian's heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying ''she'' can.
* {{Dominatrix}}: She's a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She's technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the ''very least'' their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally-unstable teenager. Christian doesn't think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
* TheGhost: In the first and third books. She only appears in the second.
* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be younger men, though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she [[spoiler: agreed to marry Christian]], accusing her of being a "mousy little golddigger" who can't possibly give Christian what he 'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
* TheResenter: Towards Ana.
* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler: Grace finds out about what she did to Christian and throws her out of her life]], and she fails to get between Ana and Christian.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When [[spoiler: Grace finds out that Elena seduced her son when he was fifteen, [[MamaBear she slaps her and throws her out of the house]]]], cutting her off completely.
* YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
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[[folder: Jack Hyde]]
Ana's boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships to keep their jobs or get promotions, and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].
* BigBad: Ends up being this in ''Fifty Shades Freed''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Elena and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Towards Ana.
* {{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} James]].
* FreudianExcuse: It's mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn't go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn't above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards, and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but on the inside.
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually [[ConnectedAllAlong both lived in the same foster home]] and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn't so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They're also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they're both obsessed with Ana. It's not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would've ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it's implied she isn't the first woman he's done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It's heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn't shot him]].
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[[folder: Leila Williams]]
An ex-submissive of Christian's, who begins stalking Ana in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
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* BigBadEnsemble: With Jack and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian's heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying ''she'' can.
* {{Dominatrix}}: She's a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She's technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the ''very least'' their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally-unstable teenager. Christian doesn't think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
* TheGhost: In the first and third books. She only appears in the second.
* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be younger men, though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she [[spoiler: agreed to marry Christian]], accusing her of being a "mousy little golddigger" who can't possibly give Christian what he 'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
* TheResenter: Towards Ana.
* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler: Grace finds out about what she did to Christian and throws her out of her life]], and she fails to get between Ana and Christian.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When [[spoiler: Grace finds out that Elena seduced her son when he was fifteen, [[MamaBear she slaps her and throws her out of the house]]]], cutting her off completely.
* YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
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[[folder: Jack Hyde]]
Ana's boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships to keep their jobs or get promotions, and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].
* BigBad: Ends up being this in ''Fifty Shades Freed''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Elena and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Towards Ana.
* {{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} James]].
* FreudianExcuse: It's mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn't go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn't above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards, and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but on the inside.
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually [[ConnectedAllAlong both lived in the same foster home]] and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn't so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They're also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they're both obsessed with Ana. It's not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would've ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it's implied she isn't the first woman he's done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It's heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn't shot him]].
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Shows signs of this in regards to Christian in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', getting very hostile towards a woman who is flirting with him. Admittedly, any woman would probably be a bit ticked off that a woman is openly flirting with her partner, but her response to this is a tad over-the-top. In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', particularly in the film adaptation, she also expresses some jealousy over Leena, Christian's PsychoExGirlfriend, even asking him if he'd rather be with her...despite the fact Leena is a clearly unstable woman who has begun stalking Christian due to having a severe mental breakdown. Even ''he'' sounds appalled by the suggestion.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Shows signs of this in regards to Christian in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', getting very hostile towards a woman who is flirting with him. Admittedly, any woman would probably be a bit ticked off that a woman is openly flirting with her partner, but her response to this is a tad over-the-top. In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', particularly in the film adaptation, she also expresses some jealousy over Leena, Leila, Christian's PsychoExGirlfriend, even asking him if he'd rather be with her...despite the fact Leena Leila is a clearly unstable woman who has begun stalking Christian due to having a severe mental breakdown. Even ''he'' sounds appalled by the suggestion.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Shows signs of this in regards to Christian in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', getting very hostile towards a woman who is flirting with him. Admittedly, any woman would probably be a bit ticked off that a woman is openly flirting with her partner, but her response to this is a tad over-the-top.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Shows signs of this in regards to Christian in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', getting very hostile towards a woman who is flirting with him. Admittedly, any woman would probably be a bit ticked off that a woman is openly flirting with her partner, but her response to this is a tad over-the-top. In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', particularly in the film adaptation, she also expresses some jealousy over Leena, Christian's PsychoExGirlfriend, even asking him if he'd rather be with her...despite the fact Leena is a clearly unstable woman who has begun stalking Christian due to having a severe mental breakdown. Even ''he'' sounds appalled by the suggestion.
* InstantExpert: Despite being generally clueless about sex, the first time she tries oral sex, Christian lauds her as being fantastic at it. So...she's got that going for her?
* SatelliteCharacter: To Ana. His character revolves solely around his relationship and interactions with her. His only story arc that doesn't centre around Ana occurs in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', when he is [[spoiler: involved in a car accident along with Ana's stepfather]]; [[TrappedByMountainLions it ultimately has very little to do with the rest of the plot]] and doesn't even seem to have any lasting effects on Jose [[spoiler: he got out with only minor injuries]].
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* {{Expy}}: She's apparently a GenderFlip of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Carlisle Cullen]] - although her husband has the similar name, Grace has more of an active role in the plot and is a pediatrician (Carlisle is a doctor and has a more prominient role compared to [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme]]).
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* {{Expy}}: She's apparently a GenderFlip of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Carlisle Cullen]] - although her husband has the similar name, Grace has more of an active role in the plot and is a pediatrician (Carlisle is a doctor and has a more prominient prominent role compared to [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme]]).Esme]]).
* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].
* ArmourPiercingSlap: Delivers one to [[spoiler: Elena]] after she finds out [[spoiler: what she did to Christian]].
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* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she agreed to marry Christian, accusing her of being a "mousy little golddigger" who can't possibly give Christian what he 'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
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* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she [[spoiler: agreed to marry Christian, Christian]], accusing her of being a "mousy little golddigger" who can't possibly give Christian what he 'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
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[[folder: Elliot Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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[[folder: Elliot Carrick Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.The adoptive father of Elliot, Christian and Mia.
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* BitCharacter / FlatCharacter: Out of all the Grey family members, he has the least characterisation and [[OutOfFocus focus]], and doesn't really contribute to the plot in a particularly meaningful way.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme Cullen]]. Although his name sounds similar to Carlisle, his wife Grace has more in common with him (they're both doctors of some kind and have a more prominent role compared to their spouses).
* GoodParents: He's a loving and supportive father to his three kids. [[ParentalObliviousness Although he apparently didn't think to try and get Christian therapy in his childhood. And didn't notice his wife's best friend having an affair with him as a teenager]]...
* HappilyMarried: To Grace.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana and Christian are both deeply offended when Carrick strongly suggests they [[spoiler: sign a pre-nup. But, considering they've [[FourthDateMarriage only known each other a little over a month before getting engaged]] and Carrick's only actually ''spoken'' to Ana a handful of times, he comes across as being quite reasonable in being concerned about their marriage. Although ''we'' know Ana [[NotWithThemForTheMoney isn't]] a {{Golddigger}}, Carrick really knows nothing about the poor college student who wants to marry his insanely rich son; considering [[OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome how much drama Christian and Ana have in their relationship]], it also wouldn't be that surprising if the marriage didn't work out]].
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[[folder: Elliot Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme Cullen]]. Although his name sounds similar to Carlisle, his wife Grace has more in common with him (they're both doctors of some kind and have a more prominent role compared to their spouses).
* GoodParents: He's a loving and supportive father to his three kids. [[ParentalObliviousness Although he apparently didn't think to try and get Christian therapy in his childhood. And didn't notice his wife's best friend having an affair with him as a teenager]]...
* HappilyMarried: To Grace.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana and Christian are both deeply offended when Carrick strongly suggests they [[spoiler: sign a pre-nup. But, considering they've [[FourthDateMarriage only known each other a little over a month before getting engaged]] and Carrick's only actually ''spoken'' to Ana a handful of times, he comes across as being quite reasonable in being concerned about their marriage. Although ''we'' know Ana [[NotWithThemForTheMoney isn't]] a {{Golddigger}}, Carrick really knows nothing about the poor college student who wants to marry his insanely rich son; considering [[OfficialCoupleOrdealSyndrome how much drama Christian and Ana have in their relationship]], it also wouldn't be that surprising if the marriage didn't work out]].
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[[folder: Elliot Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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* HiddenDepths / MinoredInAsskicking: Shocking as it may sound, Ana does have some badassery within her, on account of having a former Marine for a dad. She mentions he taught her how to defend herself and use a gun...and actually ''demonstrates'' this in the second and third books, fighting off [[spoiler: Jack]] when he tries to assault her and also shooting and injuring [[spoiler: Jack]] whilst lying on the ground injured [[spoiler: and [[PregnantBadass pregnant]]. Unfortunately, these are pretty much the only times we see this side of her.
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* HiddenDepths / MinoredInAsskicking: Shocking as it may sound, Ana does have some badassery within her, on account of having a former Marine for a dad. She mentions he taught her how to defend herself and use a gun...and actually ''demonstrates'' this in the second and third books, fighting off [[spoiler: Jack]] when he tries to assault her and also shooting and injuring [[spoiler: Jack]] whilst lying on the ground injured [[spoiler: and [[PregnantBadass pregnant]].pregnant]]]]. Unfortunately, these are pretty much the only times we see this side of her.
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* HiddenDepths / MinoredInAsskicking: Shocking as it may sound, Ana does have some badassery within her, on account of having a former Marine for a dad. She mentions he taught her how to defend herself and use a gun...and actually ''demonstrates'' this in the second and third books, fighting off [[spoiler: Jack]] when he tries to assault her and also shooting and injuring [[spoiler: Jack]] whilst lying on the ground injured [[spoiler: and [[PregnantBadass pregnant]]. Unfortunately, these are pretty much the only times we see this side of her.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the books she has sandy-colored hair; in the films she's a brunette.
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* GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[Parental Obliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when he was fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
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* GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[Parental Obliviousness [[ParentalObliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when he was fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
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!!Main Characters
!! Ana's friends
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[[folder: Elliot Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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!!Christian's family
[[folder: Grace Trevelyan-Grey]]
The adoptive mother of Christian, ElliotGrey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.and Mia.
[[folder: Grace Trevelyan-Grey]]
The adoptive mother of Christian, Elliot
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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* {{Expy}}: She's apparently a GenderFlip of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Carlisle Cullen]] - although her husband has the similar name, Grace has more of an active role in the plot and is a pediatrician (Carlisle is a doctor and has a more prominient role compared to [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Esme]]).
* GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[Parental Obliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when he was fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
* HappilyMarried: To Carrick.
* MamaBear: When she overhears that [[spoiler: her friend Elena had an affair with her son at fifteen, she slaps her across the face and tells her to GetOut]].
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[[folder: Elliot Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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* GoodParents: ZigZagged. She seems to be a loving mother to her three adopted children. Although she apparently didn't think to get therapy for Christian. [[Parental Obliviousness And didnt notice her best friend carrying on a relationship with him when he was fifteen]]. And he turned out rather messed up...but two of three is better than none, right?
* HappilyMarried: To Carrick.
* MamaBear: When she overhears that [[spoiler: her friend Elena had an affair with her son at fifteen, she slaps her across the face and tells her to GetOut]].
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[[folder: Elliot Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana's best friend Kate.
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* FourthDateMarriage: Going by the timeline provided in the books, [[spoiler: Christian and Ana get engaged ''one month and eight days'' after their first meeting (''meeting'', not ''date''). They got married around six weeks after getting engaged, so in all, they only knew each other roughly two and a half months (and weren't even dating for some of that time) before saying "I do"]].
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* FourthDateMarriage: Going by the timeline provided in the books, [[spoiler: Christian and Ana get engaged ''one month and eight days'' after their first meeting (''meeting'', not ''date''). They got married around six weeks after getting engaged, so in all, they only knew each other roughly two and a half months (and weren't even dating for some of that time) before saying "I do"]].
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* 20sBobHaircut: Depicted with this hairstyle in the first film (in the books, she's said to have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.
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* [[AllWomenAreDomsAllMenAreSubs All Men Are Subs]] / PowerfulMenAreSubs: Averted for once. Christian is very much a dominant in the bedroom - although when he was first introduced to BDSM, he was a sub.
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* [[AllWomenAreDomsAllMenAreSubs All Men Are Subs]] / PowerfulMenAreSubs: Subs]]: Averted for once. Christian is very much a dominant in the bedroom - although when he was first introduced to BDSM, he was a sub.
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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, technically she's a [[HeroesWantRedheads strawberry blonde]], though [[AdaptionDyeJob in the films she's a straight up blonde]]. Either way, she's depicted as very beautiful and gets more male attention than Ana (or at least it seems that way to her).
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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, technically she's a [[HeroesWantRedheads strawberry blonde]], though [[AdaptionDyeJob [[AdaptationDyeJob in the films she's a straight up blonde]]. Either way, she's depicted as very beautiful and gets more male attention than Ana (or at least it seems that way to her).
* BigBadEnsemble: With Jack and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Elena and Leila in ''Fifty Shades Darker''.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Elena and Jack in ''Fifty Shades Darker'' (though she's much more sympathetic than the other two).
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* TheOphelia: Beautiful, but eerie and unkempt-looking, speaks in a creepy monotone and decidedly not sane. She repeatedly breaks into Ana and Christian's houses and even [[spoiler: holds Ana at gunpoint eventually – in the film adaption, she goes a step further and shoots the wall next to Ana]].
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* TheOphelia: Beautiful, but eerie and unkempt-looking, speaks in a creepy monotone and decidedly not sane. She repeatedly breaks into Ana and Christian's houses and even [[spoiler: holds Ana at gunpoint eventually – in the film adaption, adaptation, she goes a step further and shoots the wall next to Ana]].
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* ImperilledInPregnancy: [[spoiler: In the climax of the third book, she attempts to rescue Mia from Jack whilst pregnant and is beaten and knocked unconscious. Both she and the baby survive]].
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* ImperilledInPregnancy: ImperiledInPregnancy: [[spoiler: In the climax of the third book, she attempts to rescue Mia from Jack whilst pregnant and is beaten and knocked unconscious. Both she and the baby survive]].
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!!Anastasia 'Ana' Steele
The narrator and main protagonist. She starts out as a naïve, 21 year old college student whose life is changed forever when she meets Christian Grey.
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The narrator and main protagonist. She starts out as a naïve, 21 year old college student whose life is changed forever when she meets Christian Grey.
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* AllWomenAreDoms: Averted, [[ExtremeDoormat big time]].
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* AllMenAreSubs: Averted for once. Christian is very much a dominant in the bedroom, although when he was first introduced to BDSM, he was a sub.
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!!Kate Kavanaugh
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[[folder: Kate Kavanaugh]]
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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, technically she’s a [[HeroesWantRedheads strawberry blonde]], though [[AdaptionDyeJob in the films she’s a straight up blonde]]. Either way, she’s depicted as very beautiful and gets more male attention than Ana (or at least it seems that way to her).
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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, technically she’s she's a [[HeroesWantRedheads strawberry blonde]], though [[AdaptionDyeJob in the films she’s she's a straight up blonde]]. Either way, she’s she's depicted as very beautiful and gets more male attention than Ana (or at least it seems that way to her).
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana sees Kate as being in the wrong and straight up tells her she should mind her own business when she confronts her and Christian about [[spoiler: the submissive contract]]. However, considering the content of [[spoiler: the contract]], the secretive nature of their relationship and the fact Kate is clearly just looking out for her friend, she’s not exactly wrong to be concerned.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana sees Kate as being in the wrong and straight up tells her she should mind her own business when she confronts her and Christian about [[spoiler: the submissive contract]]. However, considering the content of [[spoiler: the contract]], the secretive nature of their relationship and the fact Kate is clearly just looking out for her friend, she’s she's not exactly wrong to be concerned.
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!!Jose Rodriguez
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[[folder: Jose Rodriguez]]
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Jacob Black]], to an extent (though he has a much smaller role and even less of a shot of [[DidNotGetTheGirl getting with the girl]] – he also doesn’t end up [[spoiler: falling in love with Ana and Christian’s baby…]])
* ForcefulKiss: Whilst they’re both very drunk, he tries to kiss Ana against her will in Fifty Shades of Grey. When he sobers up, he’s deeply remorseful and apologises.
* HopelessSuitor: It’s called Fifty Shades of Grey, not Fifty Shades of Jose. Doesn’t stop [[CrazyJealousGuy Christian]] from getting crazy green-eyed over him, though.
* StalkerShrine: His photography collection at the art gallery comes across as a bit of one – they’re all portraits of Ana he took without her knowledge and consent. And then [[StalkerWithACrush Christian ends up buying them all]].
* ForcefulKiss: Whilst they’re both very drunk, he tries to kiss Ana against her will in Fifty Shades of Grey. When he sobers up, he’s deeply remorseful and apologises.
* HopelessSuitor: It’s called Fifty Shades of Grey, not Fifty Shades of Jose. Doesn’t stop [[CrazyJealousGuy Christian]] from getting crazy green-eyed over him, though.
* StalkerShrine: His photography collection at the art gallery comes across as a bit of one – they’re all portraits of Ana he took without her knowledge and consent. And then [[StalkerWithACrush Christian ends up buying them all]].
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Jacob Black]], to an extent (though he has a much smaller role and even less of a shot of [[DidNotGetTheGirl getting with the girl]] – he also doesn’t doesn't end up [[spoiler: falling in love with Ana and Christian’s Christian's baby…]])
* ForcefulKiss: Whilstthey’re they're both very drunk, he tries to kiss Ana against her will in Fifty ''Fifty Shades of Grey. Grey''. When he sobers up, he’s he's deeply remorseful and apologises.
* HopelessSuitor:It’s It's called Fifty ''Fifty Shades of'' '''''Grey''''', not ''Fifty Shades of Grey, not Fifty Shades of Jose. Doesn’t Jose''. Doesn't stop [[CrazyJealousGuy Christian]] from getting crazy green-eyed over him, though.
* StalkerShrine: His photography collection at the art gallery comes across as a bit of one –they’re they're all portraits of Ana he took without her knowledge and consent. And then [[StalkerWithACrush Christian ends up buying them all]].
* ForcefulKiss: Whilst
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!!Elliot Grey
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana’s best friend Kate.
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[[folder: Elliot Grey]]
Christian's older brother. He gets with
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* BabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of Fifty Shades Freed reveals he [[spoiler: and Kate]] have a daughter.
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* BabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of Fifty ''Fifty Shades Freed Freed'' reveals he [[spoiler: and Kate]] have a daughter.
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* CatchPhrase: “Laters, baby” (which Christian steals).
* {{Expy}}: Of Emmett Cullen.
* {{Expy}}: Of Emmett Cullen.
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* CatchPhrase: “Laters, baby” "Laters, baby" (which Christian steals).
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} EmmettCullen.Cullen]].
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Emmett
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* ReallyGetsAround: Christian states he’s slept with half of Seattle.
!!Mia Grey
Christian’s younger sister. She begins dating Kate’s brother Ethan eventually.
!!Mia Grey
Christian’s younger sister. She begins dating Kate’s brother Ethan eventually.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Christian states he’s he's slept with half of Seattle.
!!Mia Grey
Christian’sSeattle.
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[[folder: Mia Grey]]
Christian's younger sister. She begins datingKate’s Kate's brother Ethan eventually.
!!Mia Grey
Christian’s
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Christian's younger sister. She begins dating
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* 20sBobHaircut: Depicted with this hairstyle in the first film (in the books, she’s just said to have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.
* AdaptionDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptions she’s a blonde.
* DistressedDamsel: In Fifty Shades Freed, she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
* AdaptionDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptions she’s a blonde.
* DistressedDamsel: In Fifty Shades Freed, she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
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* 20sBobHaircut: Depicted with this hairstyle in the first film (in the books, she’s just she's said to have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.
*AdaptionDyeJob: AdaptationDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptions she’s adaptations she's a blonde.
* DistressedDamsel: InFifty ''Fifty Shades Freed, Freed'', she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
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!!Elena Lincoln
A family friend of the Greys and Christian’s ex-lover, who introduced him to BDSM.
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* AmicableExes: With Christian. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably isn’t a good thing. Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian’s heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying she can.
* {{Dominitrix}}: She’s a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She’s technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the very least their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally unstable teenager. Christian doesn’t think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian’s heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying she can.
* {{Dominitrix}}: She’s a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She’s technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the very least their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally unstable teenager. Christian doesn’t think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
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* AmicableExes: With Christian. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably isn’t ''isn't'' a good thing. [[spoiler: Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent.
extent]].
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winningChristian’s Christian's heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying she ''she'' can.
*{{Dominitrix}}: She’s {{Dominatrix}}: She's a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with.She’s She's technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the very least ''very least'' their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally unstable emotionally-unstable teenager. Christian doesn’t doesn't think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
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* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be [[LikesYoungerMen younger men]], though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she agreed to marry Christian, accusing her of being a “mousy little golddigger” who can’t possibly give Christian what he ‘needs’. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she agreed to marry Christian, accusing her of being a “mousy little golddigger” who can’t possibly give Christian what he ‘needs’. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
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* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be [[LikesYoungerMen younger men]], men, though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she agreed to marry Christian, accusing her of being a“mousy "mousy little golddigger” golddigger" who can’t can't possibly give Christian what he ‘needs’.'needs'. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
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YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
!!Jack Hyde
Ana’s boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.
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Ana’s boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.
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* YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships to keep their jobs or get promotions and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].
* BigBad: Ends up being this in Fifty Shades Freed.
* BigBad: Ends up being this in Fifty Shades Freed.
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships to keep their jobs or get promotions promotions, and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].
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* FreudianExcuse: It’s mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn’t go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He’s a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn’t above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He’s a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn’t above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
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* FreudianExcuse: It’s It's mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn’t doesn't go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}:He’s He's a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn’t isn't above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and hisbodyguards bodyguards, and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
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* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually both lived in the same foster home and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn’t so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They’re also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they’re both obsessed with Ana. It’s not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would’ve ended up like Jack and vice versa.
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* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually [[ConnectedAllAlong both lived in the same foster home home]] and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn’t wasn't so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They’re They're also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they’re they're both obsessed with Ana. It’s It's not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would’ve would've ended up like Jack and vice versa.
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* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it’s implied she isn’t the first woman he’s done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It’s heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn’t shot him]].
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* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it’s it's implied she isn’t isn't the first woman he’s he's done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It’s It's heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn’t hadn't shot him]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She’s obsessed with Christian.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She’s in love with Christian and wanted more from their relationship, but Christian didn’t feel the same way.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Feels this way about Ana, as Christian lets her do things like sleep in his bed and clearly cares a lot more for her than he ever did about Leila. At one point, she even asks Ana outright [[WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot what she has that Leila doesn’t]].
* AntiVillain: Villain In Name Only. She’s not truly malicious, just crazy. [[spoiler: She gets sent to a psych ward to get the help she needs after Christian finally catches up to her]].
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Threatens Ana with a gun, though it’s not entirely clear if she was intending to kill her]].
* CartwrightCurse: She really doesn’t have the best luck with men. After Christian rejected her, she got married, but ending up leaving her husband for another guy…who then died in a car accident.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She’s sickly pale with stringy dark hair and staring eyes, and is visibly unstable.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She’s in love with Christian and wanted more from their relationship, but Christian didn’t feel the same way.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Feels this way about Ana, as Christian lets her do things like sleep in his bed and clearly cares a lot more for her than he ever did about Leila. At one point, she even asks Ana outright [[WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot what she has that Leila doesn’t]].
* AntiVillain: Villain In Name Only. She’s not truly malicious, just crazy. [[spoiler: She gets sent to a psych ward to get the help she needs after Christian finally catches up to her]].
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Threatens Ana with a gun, though it’s not entirely clear if she was intending to kill her]].
* CartwrightCurse: She really doesn’t have the best luck with men. After Christian rejected her, she got married, but ending up leaving her husband for another guy…who then died in a car accident.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She’s sickly pale with stringy dark hair and staring eyes, and is visibly unstable.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She’s She's obsessed with Christian.Christian and more than happy to be his submissive.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited:She’s She's in love with Christian and wanted more from their relationship, but Christian didn’t didn't feel the same way.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Feels this way about Ana, as Christian lets her do things like sleep in his bed and clearly cares a lot more for her than he ever did about Leila. At one point, she even asks Ana outright [[WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot what she has that Leiladoesn’t]].doesn't]].
* AntiVillain: Villain In Name Only.She’s She's not truly malicious, just crazy. [[spoiler: She gets sent to a psych ward to get the help she needs after Christian finally catches up to her]].
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Threatens Ana with a gun, thoughit’s it's not entirely clear if she was intending to kill her]].
* CartwrightCurse: She reallydoesn’t doesn't have the best luck with men. After Christian rejected her, she got married, but ending up leaving her husband for another guy…who then died in a car accident.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette:She’s She's sickly pale with stringy dark hair and staring eyes, and is visibly unstable.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Feels this way about Ana, as Christian lets her do things like sleep in his bed and clearly cares a lot more for her than he ever did about Leila. At one point, she even asks Ana outright [[WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot what she has that Leila
* AntiVillain: Villain In Name Only.
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Threatens Ana with a gun, though
* CartwrightCurse: She really
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: She possibly intended to hurt or kill Ana, but it’s left somewhat ambiguous and she never gets the chance]].
* TheOphelia: Beautiful, but eerie and unkempt-looking, speaks in a creepy monotone and decidedly not sane. She repeatedly breaks into Ana and Christian’s houses and even [[spoiler: holds Ana at gunpoint eventually – in the film adaption, she goes a step further and shoots the wall next to Ana]].
* PsychoExGirlfriend / Yandere: For Christian.
* TheOphelia: Beautiful, but eerie and unkempt-looking, speaks in a creepy monotone and decidedly not sane. She repeatedly breaks into Ana and Christian’s houses and even [[spoiler: holds Ana at gunpoint eventually – in the film adaption, she goes a step further and shoots the wall next to Ana]].
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: She possibly intended to hurt or kill Ana, but it’s it's left somewhat ambiguous and she never gets the chance]].ambiguous]].
* TheOphelia: Beautiful, but eerie and unkempt-looking, speaks in a creepy monotone and decidedly not sane. She repeatedly breaks into Ana andChristian’s Christian's houses and even [[spoiler: holds Ana at gunpoint eventually – in the film adaption, she goes a step further and shoots the wall next to Ana]].
* PsychoExGirlfriend /Yandere: {{Yandere}}: For Christian.
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!!Anastasia 'Ana' Steele
The narrator and main protagonist. She starts out as a naïve, 21 year old college student whose life is changed forever when she meets Christian Grey.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: The one guy she's ever had any interest in is Christian, a sullen, {{Jerkass}} billionaire into BDSM who [[StalkerWithACrush has a tendency to stalk her]].
* AllWomenAreDoms: Averted, [[ExtremeDoormat big time]].
* AnalogyBackfire: She often compares herself to Icarus from Greek mythology or Tess from ''Tess of the d'Ubervilles''…ignoring the part where both those characters wind up dead. And, in the latter case, that poor Tess was a victim of rape and VictimBlaming at the hands of a wealthy and powerful man, essentially ruining her life…
* BabiesEverAfter: By the end of the trilogy, [[spoiler: she and Christian have two kids]].
* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler: With Kate. They were best friends before Kate got engaged to Elliot, Christian's brother, whilst Ana is married to Christian, making them sisters-in-law]].
* BrainyBrunette: She has dark brown hair and a 4.0 GPA.
* CatchPhrase: "Oh, my".
* CharacterTic: Biting her lower lip.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Shows signs of this in regards to Christian in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', getting very hostile towards a woman who is flirting with him. Admittedly, any woman would probably be a bit ticked off that a woman is openly flirting with her partner, but her response to this is a tad over-the-top.
* DaddysGirl: Seems closer to Ray, the man she thinks of as her father, than her mother.
* DisappearedDad: Downplayed. Her biological father died when she was a baby, but she thinks of Ray, her first stepfather, as her dad.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella Swan]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Can come across as one towards Christian, though she occasionally stands up for herself. She also starts standing up to people who aren't Christian, such as Jack and Elena, in the second book.
* {{Golddigger}}: It's implied some people view her as this and Elena outright calls her one due to her rather speedy relationship with Christian [[spoiler: (they get engaged after only a few months of dating)]]. She's actually NotWithThemForTheMoney and usually feels rather uncomfortable when Christian spends lots of money on her.
* GrewASpine: In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', to an extent. She begins standing up to Christian more, [[spoiler: kicks Jack's ass when he tries to force himself on her]] and gives a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Elena, culminating in her throwing her drink at her.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Christian as of the third book. They hit a rough patch due to Christian freaking out when she unexpectedly gets pregnant, but by the end they're reconciled and still together a few years down the track in the epilogue]].
* HeroicBSOD: Goes through a week-long one after breaking up with Christian. She snaps out of it once they get back together.
* IAmNotPretty: She doesn't think she’s much to look at, but everyone else finds her quite beautiful.
* ICanChangeMyBeloved: From the second book onwards, she becomes convinced she can help Christian start to open up and become less controlling. How successful she is [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation depends on your interpretation]], but at the least he treats her as a proper girlfriend rather than just another submissive.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Towards Christian.
* ImperilledInPregnancy: [[spoiler: In the climax of the third book, she attempts to rescue Mia from Jack whilst pregnant and is beaten and knocked unconscious. Both she and the baby survive]].
* InformedAbility: Ana's supposed to be knowledgeable enough about English literature to major in it, but she never shows any deeper knowledge about the books she's read. See also AnalogyBackfire.
* TheIngenue: Twenty-one, naive, and so virginal she never even masturbated before meeting Christian Grey.
* InnocentBlueEyes: She has large, light blue eyes to reflect her naivety.
* InsecureLoveInterest: To Christian, first because [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe she doesn't know why a guy like him would even be interested in a mousy little college student like her]]; secondly, because she doesn’t think they're sexually compatible in that she isn’t submissive enough for him.
* InUniverseNickname: Ana, which she often goes by instead of her full name.
* LoveCannotOvercome: At the end of ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', she [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove confesses she's in love]] with Christian, but leaves him because she can't handle his more extreme sexual kinks. However, in the next book she quickly takes him back when he promises to work on himself.
* LoveMartyr: To [[BastardBoyfriend Christian]] at times. Even when he's acting like a supreme jackass, she never stops loving him.
* NaiveEverygirl: To the point where at age 21, she has no idea what butt plugs are.
* ObliviousToLove: She’s oblivious to Jose's obvious crush on her.
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler: Until Grace finds out and throws Elena out of her life]], Ana is the only one who sees a serious problem with Christian's continued friendship with the woman who seduced him when he was just fifteen.
* PlatonicLifePartners: How she views her relationship with Jose. [[AllLoveIsUnrequited He, on the other hand…]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She’s described as being fair skinned with dark brown hair and quite beautiful.
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Elena in ''Fifty Shades Darker'', [[ShutUpHannibal after she tries giving her one]], calling her out as a sick sexual predator and for having the nerve to criticise her relationship with Christian. Then she chucks her drink at her.
* ShrinkingViolet: Starts out as one. [[CharacterDevelopment She becomes more confident eventually]], to an extent.
* SurprisePregnancy: PlayedForDrama. [[spoiler: She unexpectedly gets pregnant in ''Fifty Shades Freed'' after forgetting her depo provera shot. She's not too upset about it after getting over the initial shock, though it still causes a fair bit of drama due to Christian not taking it well]].
* TheirFirstTime: She'd never had sex before meeting Christian (and only been kissed once). He only finds this out ''after'' showing her his playroom and asking her to be his sub.
!!Christian Grey
The secondary protagonist and Ana’s LoveInterest; an aloof billionaire haunted by his dark past. He's also the main protagonist and narrator of the companion books told from his perspective.
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* AcePilot: He can pilot his own helicopter and glider. He even manages to [[ChekhovsSkill use his skills to save himself and a passenger]] when his helicopter is sabotaged.
* AllMenAreSubs: Averted for once. Christian is very much a dominant in the bedroom, although when he was first introduced to BDSM, he was a sub.
* AmbiguousDisorder: He's clearly got a lot of issues stemming from his traumatic early years (and his questionably consensual relationship with Elena as a teen probably didn’t help much either) and is actually in therapy throughout the trilogy. It's never mentioned conclusively if he has a specific disorder. Mainly, his [[HairTriggerTemper anger management issues]], aversion to close relationships, [[ControlFreak obsession with control and domination]] and [[BastardBoyfriend overly aggressive]] and [[StalkingIsLove possessive behaviour]] towards his girlfriend.
* AmicableExes: With Elena. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced him to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably ''isn't'' a good thing. [[spoiler: Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent]].
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: By the end of the trilogy, he and Ana have two kids. Although initially, he wasn't happy about Ana getting pregnant in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', convinced he wasn’t ready to be a father, though he got over it by the end]].
* BadDreams: ''Fifty Shades Darker'' opens with him having nightmares about [[spoiler: his biological mother's abusive pimp]].
* BastardBoyfriend: May as well be the poster boy of this trope.
* BerserkButton: Has several, due to his HairTriggerTemper. One that comes up a fair bit is Ana not eating much, on account of the fact he spent his early years in near-starvation. Another is other men paying attention to Ana (see CrazyJealousGuy).
* BorrowedCatchPhrase: "Laters, baby", which he nicked off his brother Elliot.
* ChickMagnet: ''Every'' woman who comes into contact with him flirts with or expresses attraction to him (unless they're family members or lesbians).
* ControlFreak: ''Hoo, boy''. He obsessively exercises control in all areas of his life, up to and including sex. He can be very controlling towards Ana as well. He gets ''slightly'' [[CharacterDevelopment better about this by the end]].
* CrazyJealousGuy: Good ''grief''. If another man so much as ''looks'' at Ana, he gets his panties in a twist. Of course, he turns out to be ProperlyParanoid about Ana's creepy boss, but still…
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His biological mother was a [[AddledAddict drug-addicted prostitute]] and [[ParentalNeglect very neglectful]], sometimes forgetting to feed him and [[spoiler: letting her abusive pimp beat him]]. [[spoiler: She eventually died of an overdose and Christian was [[HarmfulToMinors left alone with her corpse for four days]]]]. At fifteen, he was [[QuestionableConsent seduced]] by his mother's much older friend, who introduced him to BDSM. Christian claims this actually helped him get his shit together, but considering what a lonely {{Jerkass}} he is before meeting Ana and that he was only ''fifteen'' and therefore [[RapeAsBackstory technically a victim of statutory rape]], it's certainly up for debate.
* DarkSecret: His BDSM practices are treated as such in-universe. Though to be honest, his stalking tendencies would probably raise more eyebrows.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]].
* FirstLove: For Ana.
* FreudianExcuse: Most of his issues stem from his DarkAndTroubledPast. He at one point outright states he likes to beat and dominate brunette women because [[spoiler: they remind him of [[MommyIssues his neglectful birth mother]]]], though it's not entirely clear how true this is.
* GrayEyes: His "intense" [[MeaningfulName gray eyes]] are frequently mentioned.
* HairTriggerTemper: The slightest of things can send him into a boiling rage.
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Ana as of the third book. They hit a rough patch due to Christian freaking out when she [[SurprisePregnancy unexpectedly gets pregnant]], but by the end they're reconciled and still together a few years down the track in the epilogue]].
* HatesBeingTouched: On the chest at least (see TraumaButton).
* ImprobableAge: By 27, he's the founder and CEO of a billion-dollar company.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's generally rude, aloof, controlling, short-tempered and jealous. Given his love for his family, devotion to Ana and altruism towards the less fortunate, he may be intended to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, though for some readers this depends on personal interpretation.
* LoveRedeems: Ana's love for him seemingly helps him finally overcome his demons and move on from his DarkAndTroubledPast. To what extent is [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement up to debate amongst readers]].
* MistakenForGay: Before meeting Ana, his family believed he might be gay as they'd never seen him with a woman. Even Ana spontaneously asks him if he's gay during their interview.
* OneHeadTaller: Than Ana.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', when he believes Ana is going to leave him again, he gets down on his knees and starts acting like a submissive, before [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove telling her he loves her]] [[spoiler: and asking her to marry him]].
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: We pretty much never see Christian actually being at his office managing his many businesses. The few times we do see him working, he's off doing something that's unrelated to his work, and giving orders to a subordinate over his phone.
* {{Sadist}}: ZigZagged. When Ana asks him if he's one, he specifically calls himself a '[[InsistentTerminology dominant]]' instead. In the next book however, he admits he likes hitting women during sex; he kind of flip-flops on it, to be honest.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He uses his vast wealth to commit some rather questionable or outright illegal acts, such as stalking Ana and finding out all kinds of very personal information on her.
* SonOfAWhore: He reveals his biological mother was a "crack whore".
* StalkingIsLove: Towards Ana, ''big time''. Before they even begin properly dating, it's revealed he knows her ''foot size''.
* TookALevelInJerkass: He begins acting like even more of an asshole than usual when [[spoiler: Ana reveals she's pregnant]], including going on drunken benders all night without contacting her, getting back in contact with the ex Ana despises (and [[QuestionableConsent for good reason]]) and even blaming Ana for [[spoiler: getting pregnant]].
* TraumaButton: Being touched on the chest, which is where [[spoiler: his mother's pimp]] burnt him with cigarettes. He gets a bit better about this, at least if it's Ana doing it.
* WouldHitAGirl: He's into BDSM (so it’s all consensual – [[RuleOfCAutiousEditingJudgement in theory]], at least). He also has a habit of manhandling Ana.
!!Kate Kavanaugh
Ana's best friend and roommate. She eventually gets with Christian's brother Elliot.
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* AlliterativeName
* BabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of ''Fifty Shades Freed'' reveals she and [[spoiler: Elliot]] have a daughter.
* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler: With Ana. They were best friends before Kate got engaged to Elliot, Christian's brother, whilst Ana is married to Christian, making them sisters-in-law]].
* BetaCouple: With Elliot.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, technically she’s a [[HeroesWantRedheads strawberry blonde]], though [[AdaptionDyeJob in the films she’s a straight up blonde]]. Either way, she’s depicted as very beautiful and gets more male attention than Ana (or at least it seems that way to her).
* ForWantOfANail: If she hadn’t gotten sick on the day she was suuposed to interview Christian and sent Ana in her place, Ana and Christian would never have met.
* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler: Elliot]] by the end of the trilogy.
* InUniverseNickname: Kate, which she usually goes by instead of her full name of Katherine.
* SecretKeeper: Becomes one for Christian and Ana in regards to [[spoiler: their BDSM relationship]].
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana sees Kate as being in the wrong and straight up tells her she should mind her own business when she confronts her and Christian about [[spoiler: the submissive contract]]. However, considering the content of [[spoiler: the contract]], the secretive nature of their relationship and the fact Kate is clearly just looking out for her friend, she’s not exactly wrong to be concerned.
* {{Tsundere}}: When it comes to Ana – Type 2. She threatens Christian when she stumbles across [[spoiler: the submissive contract he gave Ana]], attempting to defend her.
!!Jose Rodriguez
Ana’s childhood friend; a photographer who has an unrequited crush on her.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Ana only likes him as a friend.
* DoggedNiceGuy: To Ana. Even after she [[spoiler: marries Christian]], he promises to always be there for her.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Jacob Black]], to an extent (though he has a much smaller role and even less of a shot of [[DidNotGetTheGirl getting with the girl]] – he also doesn’t end up [[spoiler: falling in love with Ana and Christian’s baby…]])
* ForcefulKiss: Whilst they’re both very drunk, he tries to kiss Ana against her will in Fifty Shades of Grey. When he sobers up, he’s deeply remorseful and apologises.
* HopelessSuitor: It’s called Fifty Shades of Grey, not Fifty Shades of Jose. Doesn’t stop [[CrazyJealousGuy Christian]] from getting crazy green-eyed over him, though.
* StalkerShrine: His photography collection at the art gallery comes across as a bit of one – they’re all portraits of Ana he took without her knowledge and consent. And then [[StalkerWithACrush Christian ends up buying them all]].
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Ana.
!!Elliot Grey
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana’s best friend Kate.
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* BabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of Fifty Shades Freed reveals he [[spoiler: and Kate]] have a daughter.
* BetaCouple: With Kate.
* CatchPhrase: “Laters, baby” (which Christian steals).
* {{Expy}}: Of Emmett Cullen.
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler: Kate]] by the end.
* LadyKillerInLove: With Kate.
* ReallyGetsAround: Christian states he’s slept with half of Seattle.
!!Mia Grey
Christian’s younger sister. She begins dating Kate’s brother Ethan eventually.
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* 20sBobHaircut: Depicted with this hairstyle in the first film (in the books, she’s just said to have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.
* AdaptionDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptions she’s a blonde.
* DistressedDamsel: In Fifty Shades Freed, she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Alice Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
!!Elena Lincoln
A family friend of the Greys and Christian’s ex-lover, who introduced him to BDSM.
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* AmicableExes: With Christian. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably isn’t a good thing. Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian’s heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying she can.
* {{Dominitrix}}: She’s a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She’s technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the very least their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally unstable teenager. Christian doesn’t think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
* TheGhost: In the first and third books. She only appears in the second.
* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be [[LikesYoungerMen younger men]], though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she agreed to marry Christian, accusing her of being a “mousy little golddigger” who can’t possibly give Christian what he ‘needs’. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
* TheResenter: Towards Ana.
* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler: Grace finds out about what she did to Christian and throws her out of her life]], and she fails to get between Ana and Christian.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When [[spoiler: Grace finds out that Elena seduced her son when he was fifteen, [[MamaBear she slaps her and throws her out of the house]]]], cutting her off completely.
YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
!!Jack Hyde
Ana’s boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships to keep their jobs or get promotions and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].
* BigBad: Ends up being this in Fifty Shades Freed.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Towards Ana.
* {{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} James]].
* FreudianExcuse: It’s mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn’t go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He’s a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn’t above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but on the inside.
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually both lived in the same foster home and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn’t so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They’re also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they’re both obsessed with Ana. It’s not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would’ve ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it’s implied she isn’t the first woman he’s done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It’s heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn’t shot him]].
[[folder: Leila Williams]]
An ex-submissive of Christian’s, who begins stalking Ana in Fifty Shades Darker.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She’s obsessed with Christian.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She’s in love with Christian and wanted more from their relationship, but Christian didn’t feel the same way.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Feels this way about Ana, as Christian lets her do things like sleep in his bed and clearly cares a lot more for her than he ever did about Leila. At one point, she even asks Ana outright [[WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot what she has that Leila doesn’t]].
* AntiVillain: Villain In Name Only. She’s not truly malicious, just crazy. [[spoiler: She gets sent to a psych ward to get the help she needs after Christian finally catches up to her]].
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Threatens Ana with a gun, though it’s not entirely clear if she was intending to kill her]].
* CartwrightCurse: She really doesn’t have the best luck with men. After Christian rejected her, she got married, but ending up leaving her husband for another guy…who then died in a car accident.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She’s sickly pale with stringy dark hair and staring eyes, and is visibly unstable.
* IdenticalStranger: She looks very similar to Ana, to the point where even she finds similarities between them.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: She possibly intended to hurt or kill Ana, but it’s left somewhat ambiguous and she never gets the chance]].
* TheOphelia: Beautiful, but eerie and unkempt-looking, speaks in a creepy monotone and decidedly not sane. She repeatedly breaks into Ana and Christian’s houses and even [[spoiler: holds Ana at gunpoint eventually – in the film adaption, she goes a step further and shoots the wall next to Ana]].
* PsychoExGirlfriend / Yandere: For Christian.
* SanitySlippage: She had a complete breakdown after her lover was killed, causing her to snap and start stalking Christian, then Ana.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Towards Ana. She’s a StalkerWithACrush to Christian.
The narrator and main protagonist. She starts out as a naïve, 21 year old college student whose life is changed forever when she meets Christian Grey.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: The one guy she's ever had any interest in is Christian, a sullen, {{Jerkass}} billionaire into BDSM who [[StalkerWithACrush has a tendency to stalk her]].
* AllWomenAreDoms: Averted, [[ExtremeDoormat big time]].
* AnalogyBackfire: She often compares herself to Icarus from Greek mythology or Tess from ''Tess of the d'Ubervilles''…ignoring the part where both those characters wind up dead. And, in the latter case, that poor Tess was a victim of rape and VictimBlaming at the hands of a wealthy and powerful man, essentially ruining her life…
* BabiesEverAfter: By the end of the trilogy, [[spoiler: she and Christian have two kids]].
* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler: With Kate. They were best friends before Kate got engaged to Elliot, Christian's brother, whilst Ana is married to Christian, making them sisters-in-law]].
* BrainyBrunette: She has dark brown hair and a 4.0 GPA.
* CatchPhrase: "Oh, my".
* CharacterTic: Biting her lower lip.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Shows signs of this in regards to Christian in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', getting very hostile towards a woman who is flirting with him. Admittedly, any woman would probably be a bit ticked off that a woman is openly flirting with her partner, but her response to this is a tad over-the-top.
* DaddysGirl: Seems closer to Ray, the man she thinks of as her father, than her mother.
* DisappearedDad: Downplayed. Her biological father died when she was a baby, but she thinks of Ray, her first stepfather, as her dad.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella Swan]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Can come across as one towards Christian, though she occasionally stands up for herself. She also starts standing up to people who aren't Christian, such as Jack and Elena, in the second book.
* {{Golddigger}}: It's implied some people view her as this and Elena outright calls her one due to her rather speedy relationship with Christian [[spoiler: (they get engaged after only a few months of dating)]]. She's actually NotWithThemForTheMoney and usually feels rather uncomfortable when Christian spends lots of money on her.
* GrewASpine: In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', to an extent. She begins standing up to Christian more, [[spoiler: kicks Jack's ass when he tries to force himself on her]] and gives a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Elena, culminating in her throwing her drink at her.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Christian as of the third book. They hit a rough patch due to Christian freaking out when she unexpectedly gets pregnant, but by the end they're reconciled and still together a few years down the track in the epilogue]].
* HeroicBSOD: Goes through a week-long one after breaking up with Christian. She snaps out of it once they get back together.
* IAmNotPretty: She doesn't think she’s much to look at, but everyone else finds her quite beautiful.
* ICanChangeMyBeloved: From the second book onwards, she becomes convinced she can help Christian start to open up and become less controlling. How successful she is [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation depends on your interpretation]], but at the least he treats her as a proper girlfriend rather than just another submissive.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Towards Christian.
* ImperilledInPregnancy: [[spoiler: In the climax of the third book, she attempts to rescue Mia from Jack whilst pregnant and is beaten and knocked unconscious. Both she and the baby survive]].
* InformedAbility: Ana's supposed to be knowledgeable enough about English literature to major in it, but she never shows any deeper knowledge about the books she's read. See also AnalogyBackfire.
* TheIngenue: Twenty-one, naive, and so virginal she never even masturbated before meeting Christian Grey.
* InnocentBlueEyes: She has large, light blue eyes to reflect her naivety.
* InsecureLoveInterest: To Christian, first because [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe she doesn't know why a guy like him would even be interested in a mousy little college student like her]]; secondly, because she doesn’t think they're sexually compatible in that she isn’t submissive enough for him.
* InUniverseNickname: Ana, which she often goes by instead of her full name.
* LoveCannotOvercome: At the end of ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', she [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove confesses she's in love]] with Christian, but leaves him because she can't handle his more extreme sexual kinks. However, in the next book she quickly takes him back when he promises to work on himself.
* LoveMartyr: To [[BastardBoyfriend Christian]] at times. Even when he's acting like a supreme jackass, she never stops loving him.
* NaiveEverygirl: To the point where at age 21, she has no idea what butt plugs are.
* ObliviousToLove: She’s oblivious to Jose's obvious crush on her.
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler: Until Grace finds out and throws Elena out of her life]], Ana is the only one who sees a serious problem with Christian's continued friendship with the woman who seduced him when he was just fifteen.
* PlatonicLifePartners: How she views her relationship with Jose. [[AllLoveIsUnrequited He, on the other hand…]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She’s described as being fair skinned with dark brown hair and quite beautiful.
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Elena in ''Fifty Shades Darker'', [[ShutUpHannibal after she tries giving her one]], calling her out as a sick sexual predator and for having the nerve to criticise her relationship with Christian. Then she chucks her drink at her.
* ShrinkingViolet: Starts out as one. [[CharacterDevelopment She becomes more confident eventually]], to an extent.
* SurprisePregnancy: PlayedForDrama. [[spoiler: She unexpectedly gets pregnant in ''Fifty Shades Freed'' after forgetting her depo provera shot. She's not too upset about it after getting over the initial shock, though it still causes a fair bit of drama due to Christian not taking it well]].
* TheirFirstTime: She'd never had sex before meeting Christian (and only been kissed once). He only finds this out ''after'' showing her his playroom and asking her to be his sub.
!!Christian Grey
The secondary protagonist and Ana’s LoveInterest; an aloof billionaire haunted by his dark past. He's also the main protagonist and narrator of the companion books told from his perspective.
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* AcePilot: He can pilot his own helicopter and glider. He even manages to [[ChekhovsSkill use his skills to save himself and a passenger]] when his helicopter is sabotaged.
* AllMenAreSubs: Averted for once. Christian is very much a dominant in the bedroom, although when he was first introduced to BDSM, he was a sub.
* AmbiguousDisorder: He's clearly got a lot of issues stemming from his traumatic early years (and his questionably consensual relationship with Elena as a teen probably didn’t help much either) and is actually in therapy throughout the trilogy. It's never mentioned conclusively if he has a specific disorder. Mainly, his [[HairTriggerTemper anger management issues]], aversion to close relationships, [[ControlFreak obsession with control and domination]] and [[BastardBoyfriend overly aggressive]] and [[StalkingIsLove possessive behaviour]] towards his girlfriend.
* AmicableExes: With Elena. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced him to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably ''isn't'' a good thing. [[spoiler: Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent]].
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: By the end of the trilogy, he and Ana have two kids. Although initially, he wasn't happy about Ana getting pregnant in ''Fifty Shades Freed'', convinced he wasn’t ready to be a father, though he got over it by the end]].
* BadDreams: ''Fifty Shades Darker'' opens with him having nightmares about [[spoiler: his biological mother's abusive pimp]].
* BastardBoyfriend: May as well be the poster boy of this trope.
* BerserkButton: Has several, due to his HairTriggerTemper. One that comes up a fair bit is Ana not eating much, on account of the fact he spent his early years in near-starvation. Another is other men paying attention to Ana (see CrazyJealousGuy).
* BorrowedCatchPhrase: "Laters, baby", which he nicked off his brother Elliot.
* ChickMagnet: ''Every'' woman who comes into contact with him flirts with or expresses attraction to him (unless they're family members or lesbians).
* ControlFreak: ''Hoo, boy''. He obsessively exercises control in all areas of his life, up to and including sex. He can be very controlling towards Ana as well. He gets ''slightly'' [[CharacterDevelopment better about this by the end]].
* CrazyJealousGuy: Good ''grief''. If another man so much as ''looks'' at Ana, he gets his panties in a twist. Of course, he turns out to be ProperlyParanoid about Ana's creepy boss, but still…
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His biological mother was a [[AddledAddict drug-addicted prostitute]] and [[ParentalNeglect very neglectful]], sometimes forgetting to feed him and [[spoiler: letting her abusive pimp beat him]]. [[spoiler: She eventually died of an overdose and Christian was [[HarmfulToMinors left alone with her corpse for four days]]]]. At fifteen, he was [[QuestionableConsent seduced]] by his mother's much older friend, who introduced him to BDSM. Christian claims this actually helped him get his shit together, but considering what a lonely {{Jerkass}} he is before meeting Ana and that he was only ''fifteen'' and therefore [[RapeAsBackstory technically a victim of statutory rape]], it's certainly up for debate.
* DarkSecret: His BDSM practices are treated as such in-universe. Though to be honest, his stalking tendencies would probably raise more eyebrows.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]].
* FirstLove: For Ana.
* FreudianExcuse: Most of his issues stem from his DarkAndTroubledPast. He at one point outright states he likes to beat and dominate brunette women because [[spoiler: they remind him of [[MommyIssues his neglectful birth mother]]]], though it's not entirely clear how true this is.
* GrayEyes: His "intense" [[MeaningfulName gray eyes]] are frequently mentioned.
* HairTriggerTemper: The slightest of things can send him into a boiling rage.
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: To Ana as of the third book. They hit a rough patch due to Christian freaking out when she [[SurprisePregnancy unexpectedly gets pregnant]], but by the end they're reconciled and still together a few years down the track in the epilogue]].
* HatesBeingTouched: On the chest at least (see TraumaButton).
* ImprobableAge: By 27, he's the founder and CEO of a billion-dollar company.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's generally rude, aloof, controlling, short-tempered and jealous. Given his love for his family, devotion to Ana and altruism towards the less fortunate, he may be intended to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, though for some readers this depends on personal interpretation.
* LoveRedeems: Ana's love for him seemingly helps him finally overcome his demons and move on from his DarkAndTroubledPast. To what extent is [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement up to debate amongst readers]].
* MistakenForGay: Before meeting Ana, his family believed he might be gay as they'd never seen him with a woman. Even Ana spontaneously asks him if he's gay during their interview.
* OneHeadTaller: Than Ana.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''Fifty Shades Darker'', when he believes Ana is going to leave him again, he gets down on his knees and starts acting like a submissive, before [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove telling her he loves her]] [[spoiler: and asking her to marry him]].
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: We pretty much never see Christian actually being at his office managing his many businesses. The few times we do see him working, he's off doing something that's unrelated to his work, and giving orders to a subordinate over his phone.
* {{Sadist}}: ZigZagged. When Ana asks him if he's one, he specifically calls himself a '[[InsistentTerminology dominant]]' instead. In the next book however, he admits he likes hitting women during sex; he kind of flip-flops on it, to be honest.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He uses his vast wealth to commit some rather questionable or outright illegal acts, such as stalking Ana and finding out all kinds of very personal information on her.
* SonOfAWhore: He reveals his biological mother was a "crack whore".
* StalkingIsLove: Towards Ana, ''big time''. Before they even begin properly dating, it's revealed he knows her ''foot size''.
* TookALevelInJerkass: He begins acting like even more of an asshole than usual when [[spoiler: Ana reveals she's pregnant]], including going on drunken benders all night without contacting her, getting back in contact with the ex Ana despises (and [[QuestionableConsent for good reason]]) and even blaming Ana for [[spoiler: getting pregnant]].
* TraumaButton: Being touched on the chest, which is where [[spoiler: his mother's pimp]] burnt him with cigarettes. He gets a bit better about this, at least if it's Ana doing it.
* WouldHitAGirl: He's into BDSM (so it’s all consensual – [[RuleOfCAutiousEditingJudgement in theory]], at least). He also has a habit of manhandling Ana.
!!Kate Kavanaugh
Ana's best friend and roommate. She eventually gets with Christian's brother Elliot.
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* AlliterativeName
* BabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of ''Fifty Shades Freed'' reveals she and [[spoiler: Elliot]] have a daughter.
* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler: With Ana. They were best friends before Kate got engaged to Elliot, Christian's brother, whilst Ana is married to Christian, making them sisters-in-law]].
* BetaCouple: With Elliot.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, technically she’s a [[HeroesWantRedheads strawberry blonde]], though [[AdaptionDyeJob in the films she’s a straight up blonde]]. Either way, she’s depicted as very beautiful and gets more male attention than Ana (or at least it seems that way to her).
* ForWantOfANail: If she hadn’t gotten sick on the day she was suuposed to interview Christian and sent Ana in her place, Ana and Christian would never have met.
* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler: Elliot]] by the end of the trilogy.
* InUniverseNickname: Kate, which she usually goes by instead of her full name of Katherine.
* SecretKeeper: Becomes one for Christian and Ana in regards to [[spoiler: their BDSM relationship]].
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Ana sees Kate as being in the wrong and straight up tells her she should mind her own business when she confronts her and Christian about [[spoiler: the submissive contract]]. However, considering the content of [[spoiler: the contract]], the secretive nature of their relationship and the fact Kate is clearly just looking out for her friend, she’s not exactly wrong to be concerned.
* {{Tsundere}}: When it comes to Ana – Type 2. She threatens Christian when she stumbles across [[spoiler: the submissive contract he gave Ana]], attempting to defend her.
!!Jose Rodriguez
Ana’s childhood friend; a photographer who has an unrequited crush on her.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Ana only likes him as a friend.
* DoggedNiceGuy: To Ana. Even after she [[spoiler: marries Christian]], he promises to always be there for her.
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Jacob Black]], to an extent (though he has a much smaller role and even less of a shot of [[DidNotGetTheGirl getting with the girl]] – he also doesn’t end up [[spoiler: falling in love with Ana and Christian’s baby…]])
* ForcefulKiss: Whilst they’re both very drunk, he tries to kiss Ana against her will in Fifty Shades of Grey. When he sobers up, he’s deeply remorseful and apologises.
* HopelessSuitor: It’s called Fifty Shades of Grey, not Fifty Shades of Jose. Doesn’t stop [[CrazyJealousGuy Christian]] from getting crazy green-eyed over him, though.
* StalkerShrine: His photography collection at the art gallery comes across as a bit of one – they’re all portraits of Ana he took without her knowledge and consent. And then [[StalkerWithACrush Christian ends up buying them all]].
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To Ana.
!!Elliot Grey
Christian's older brother. He gets with Ana’s best friend Kate.
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* BabiesEverAfter: The epilogue of Fifty Shades Freed reveals he [[spoiler: and Kate]] have a daughter.
* BetaCouple: With Kate.
* CatchPhrase: “Laters, baby” (which Christian steals).
* {{Expy}}: Of Emmett Cullen.
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler: Kate]] by the end.
* LadyKillerInLove: With Kate.
* ReallyGetsAround: Christian states he’s slept with half of Seattle.
!!Mia Grey
Christian’s younger sister. She begins dating Kate’s brother Ethan eventually.
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* 20sBobHaircut: Depicted with this hairstyle in the first film (in the books, she’s just said to have a bob cut). She has long hair in the sequels.
* AdaptionDyeJob: Averted in the first film, played straight in the sequels – in the books she has black hair whilst in the sequel adaptions she’s a blonde.
* DistressedDamsel: In Fifty Shades Freed, she [[spoiler: gets kidnapped and held for ransom by Jack and Liz]].
* {{Expy}}: Of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Alice Cullen]].
* HappilyAdopted: By the Trevelyan-Grey family.
!!Elena Lincoln
A family friend of the Greys and Christian’s ex-lover, who introduced him to BDSM.
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* AmicableExes: With Christian. Though considering this is the adult woman who took his virginity and introduced to BDSM when he was just fifteen, this probably isn’t a good thing. Their friendship cools significantly when Elena tries to interfere in his relationship with Ana, though he remains in contact with her to an extent.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Seemingly for Christian, even though their relationship ended years ago. She hates Ana for winning Christian’s heart and states that she could never offer Christian what he needs, whilst implying she can.
* {{Dominitrix}}: She’s a dominant in the bedroom.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Played with. She’s technically guilty of statutory rape of Christian and at the very least their relationship was [[QuestionableConsent highly inappropriate and manipulative]], considering she was a family friend in a position of authority and he was a clearly emotionally unstable teenager. Christian doesn’t think of it as such, but Ana does, outright calling Elena a child molester and abuser.
* TheGhost: In the first and third books. She only appears in the second.
* MrsRobinson: Ana actually [[InUniverseNickname nicknames]] her this after the TropeNamer, on account of the fact she seduced Christian when he was just fifteen. Most of her lovers seem to be [[LikesYoungerMen younger men]], though at the least the ones we see in the trilogy are of legal age ([[FridgeHorror we hope]]).
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tries giving one to Ana after finding out she agreed to marry Christian, accusing her of being a “mousy little golddigger” who can’t possibly give Christian what he ‘needs’. Ana responds with a ShutUpHannibal and throws her drink at her.
* TheResenter: Towards Ana.
* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler: Grace finds out about what she did to Christian and throws her out of her life]], and she fails to get between Ana and Christian.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When [[spoiler: Grace finds out that Elena seduced her son when he was fifteen, [[MamaBear she slaps her and throws her out of the house]]]], cutting her off completely.
YourCheatingHeart: She was married when she began her affair with Christian. Her husband [[DomesticAbuse was not happy]] when he found out.
!!Jack Hyde
Ana’s boss at SIP, who attempts to force her into a relationship with him.
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* BadBoss: He seems like a BenevolentBoss at first, but [[BitchInSheepsClothing he turns out to be this trope really]]. He sexually harasses his secretaries, forces them into relationships to keep their jobs or get promotions and films explicit videos of them to blackmail them. [[spoiler: He outright [[AttemptedRape tries to assault Ana]] when she rejects him]].
* BigBad: Ends up being this in Fifty Shades Freed.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Towards Ana.
* {{Expy}}: Seemingly of [[Literature/{{Twilight}} James]].
* FreudianExcuse: It’s mentioned he had [[DarkAndTroubledPast a troubled and abusive childhood]], though it doesn’t go into detail.
* {{Jerkass}}: He’s a sleazy, misogynistic asshole who feels entitled to sleep with his secretaries and isn’t above [[spoiler: kidnapping and attempted murder]] either.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After trying to [[spoiler: force himself on Ana]], he [[spoiler: gets beaten up by Christian and his bodyguards and fired. Then Ana gets his old position]].
* MeaningfulName / NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name sounds a lot like Jekyll and Hyde, which resembles his character – he acts friendly and charming but is anything but on the inside.
* NotSoDifferent: To Christian. They actually both lived in the same foster home and came from [[DarkAndTroubledPast abusive backgrounds]]. Whilst Christian was HappilyAdopted by the wealthy Grey family and became a successful businessman by his late twenties, Jack wasn’t so lucky and [[SelfMadeMan had to work his way from the ground up to his position]]. They’re also both controlling, aggressive, have troubled relationships with women and [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney think their wealth makes them untouchable]]. And they’re both obsessed with Ana. It’s not much of a stretch to imagine that if their roles were reversed, Christian would’ve ended up like Jack and vice versa.
* TheResenter: To both Christian and Ana, though especially the former.
* WouldHitAGirl: He tries to force himself on [[spoiler: Ana]] (and it’s implied she isn’t the first woman he’s done this to), [[spoiler: kidnaps Mia]] and hits and kicks [[spoiler: Ana to the point of unconsciousness]]. It’s heavily implied he intended to kill her [[spoiler: if she hadn’t shot him]].
[[folder: Leila Williams]]
An ex-submissive of Christian’s, who begins stalking Ana in Fifty Shades Darker.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She’s obsessed with Christian.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She’s in love with Christian and wanted more from their relationship, but Christian didn’t feel the same way.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Feels this way about Ana, as Christian lets her do things like sleep in his bed and clearly cares a lot more for her than he ever did about Leila. At one point, she even asks Ana outright [[WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot what she has that Leila doesn’t]].
* AntiVillain: Villain In Name Only. She’s not truly malicious, just crazy. [[spoiler: She gets sent to a psych ward to get the help she needs after Christian finally catches up to her]].
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Threatens Ana with a gun, though it’s not entirely clear if she was intending to kill her]].
* CartwrightCurse: She really doesn’t have the best luck with men. After Christian rejected her, she got married, but ending up leaving her husband for another guy…who then died in a car accident.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She’s sickly pale with stringy dark hair and staring eyes, and is visibly unstable.
* IdenticalStranger: She looks very similar to Ana, to the point where even she finds similarities between them.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: She possibly intended to hurt or kill Ana, but it’s left somewhat ambiguous and she never gets the chance]].
* TheOphelia: Beautiful, but eerie and unkempt-looking, speaks in a creepy monotone and decidedly not sane. She repeatedly breaks into Ana and Christian’s houses and even [[spoiler: holds Ana at gunpoint eventually – in the film adaption, she goes a step further and shoots the wall next to Ana]].
* PsychoExGirlfriend / Yandere: For Christian.
* SanitySlippage: She had a complete breakdown after her lover was killed, causing her to snap and start stalking Christian, then Ana.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Towards Ana. She’s a StalkerWithACrush to Christian.
