History Characters / GingerOrphanPlayhouse

[[folder:Parrot Prince]]

* GoodIsDumb: She's more or less the ''only'' adult in the entire series trying to help the orphans in any way whatsoever that isn't for utterly selfish reasons. Too bad she's apparently so incompetent [[AdultsAreUseless she can't see what the kidnapped orphans might have in common.]] [[spoiler:Emphasis on [[SubvertedTrope "apparently"]], as it's revealed in ''The Trial of Cooper'' that her CoolShades blocked off any shade of color in her point of view. The moment she takes them off, she ''immediately'' notices that they're all ginger]].

* RunningGag: Every time they appear, one of them will probably end up breaking something by throwing another object at it, whether it be a window, a car, or [[spoiler: an entire airplane.]]

!! Ginger Orphans.

!! The Trinketts.

!! Parrots.

!! Recurring Characters.

* GivenNameReveal: Although it was never mentioned in the series, [[WordOfGod word of god]] says that her first name is "Sandy".
* GoodIsDumb: She's more or less the ''only'' adult in the entire series trying to help the orphans in any way whatsoever that isn't for utterly selfish reasons. Too bad she's apparently so incompetent [[AdultsAreUseless she can't see what the kidnapped orphans might have in common.]] [[spoiler:Emphasis on [[DefiedTrope "apparently"]], as it's revealed in ''The Trial of Cooper'' that her CoolShades blocked off any shade of color in her point of view. The moment she takes them off, she ''immediately'' notices that they're all ginger]].

* GiantAnimalWorship: The King Parrot is a colossal sized parrot, who's worshipped as a deity by the ginger orphans.

[[folder:The Cop]]

* OnlySaneMan: He is the only person in the basement who doesn't act like a complete psycho.

* BigBad:
* DontWakeTheSleeper:

* DamselInDistress: Naturally, Vanessa had to pass initiation, when she first got locked in the basement. This meant that the Parrot King started to attack her and Cooper had to save her life [[spoier:by straight up killing the King Parrot with a vacuum]].

* HiddenDepths: The Season 1 finale gives us a lot of insight to her character. [[spoier:For once, she starts to react to the terrible things around her and she makes it very clear that she's unhappy with the life she lives and the job she works, when she looks in the mirror and refers to herself as "the punchline".]]

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Before she's introduced, a different, non-ginger orphan enthusiastically decrees she'd love Madame Trinkett forever if she was adopted. When Vanessa is introduced proper, she sounds utterly ''bored'' when stating her name, and only says the similar decree at the insistence of the Orphanage Director.

* GoodIsDumb: She's more or less the ''only'' adult in the entire series trying to help the orphans in any way whatsoever that isn't for utterly selfish reasons. Too bad she's apparently so incompetent [[AdultsAreUseless she can't see what the kidnapped orphans might have in common.]] [[spoiler:'''Defied''', as it's revealed in ''The Trial of Cooper'' that her CoolShades blocked off any shade of color in her point of view. The moment she takes them off, she immediately notices that they're all ginger]].

* ADayInTheLimelight: "Saltrot's Shanty", where he sings his sailor song about the fall of Sir Trinkett.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Saltrot Joe makes a cameo in "Like Father, Like Son", when The Salesman tells Cooper about the various other characters he'll be meeting along the way.

* TheStoryteller: In "Starlot's Shanty", he tells the story of the disappearance of Sir Trinkett in the most sea captain-y way possible.

* LoveInterest: To Cooper.

* NoNameGiven: Despite his prominence throughout the entire series, his name is never revealed. This was [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] by Cooper during the finale.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: When the series begins, he's primarily portrayed as a goofy, if occasionally off-kilter obstacles for [[OnlySaneMan Cooper]] to bounce off of comedically. Then ''Circle'' happens, in which he ''[[spoiler:murders Clayton in cold blood,]]'' and it becomes clear to the audience and Cooper just how threatening he is.
* NotSoDifferent: To Cooper. They both have a crappy childhood, suffered from ParentalAbandonment of some kind, and Cooper eventually [[spoiler: sports his [[RedEyesTakeWarning ominous glowing red eyes]] when he reaches his RageBreakingPoint]]. The finale even implies that the reason why The Salesman focuses much of his attention on Cooper is because he reminds him of his younger innocent self and [[TheCorruptor wants Cooper to grow up just like him]].

* BiggerBad: At the beginning of the show, Madame Trinkett appear to be the [[BigBad big bad]], but as the series progressed, it becomes clear The Salesman is a far greater threat.

* BigBad: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. She appears to be the main antagonist for the majority of the series by default, considering she's the one kidnapping the orphans, but upon the events of[[WhamEpisode "Circle"]], it's clear that [[spoiler:The Salesman]] is a ''significantly'' more pressing threat.

* AffablyEvil: She's kidnapped who-knows how many orphans and is utterly deranged, but she's still a polite old woman who gives the people in her basement three steaks a day.
* BigBad: Played-with. She is seen as the main antagonist for most of the series until [[WhamEpisode "Circle"]], and we find out that The Salesman is the real threat here.

* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: Losing your only lover and being alone for several years with only her birds to keep her company]] has made her quite a peculiar person.

* SharedUnusualTrait: Both of them appear to have unusual eyes, with Hank's facing wrong directions and being too far apart, and Carole's being pointed inward and often twitching. Presumably, this is to make their, let's just saw ''unimpressive'' intellect immediately clear.

* SickenlySweethearts: They make their attraction to one another very clear.

* EyeTwitch: Their eyes tend to twitch a lot, especially during their more ''crazy'' outbursts.
* GoodIsNotNice: One of the few adults in the show that actually care about the safety of kids but are still grade A [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]].

!! Spoiler Characters. ''All spoilers here are unmarked.''

* GoodIsDumb: She's more or less the ''only'' adult in the entire series trying to help the orphans in any way whatsoever that isn't for utterly selfish reasons. Too bad she's so incompetent [[AdultsAreUseless she can't so much as see what the kidnapping victims might have in common.]] [[spoiler:'''Subverted'''. Her CoolShades blocked off any shade of color in her point of view, the moment she takes them off she immediately notices that they're all ginger]].

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Their entire existence could be consider this, considering that they only appeared as essentially imagery for the Black Ginger's section of ''Living Live Underground''.
** [[SubvertedTrope However]], they did make another appearance in the final episode, during Cooper's trial.

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!! The Trinketts.
[[folder:Madame Trinkett]]

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[[folder:Parrot Prince]]

* AvengingTheVillain: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]], considering he [[spoiler:waited ''[[YankTheDogsChain just before]]'' the orphans were about to obtain their freedom to bash the door close, and Cooper killing The Parrot King not too long before this definitely implies it was an act of spite.]]

* BigBad:

* GoodIsDumb: She's more or less the ''only'' adult in the entire series trying to help the orphans in any way whatsoever that isn't for utterly selfish reasons. Too bad she's so incompetent [[AdultsAreUseless she can't so much as see what the kidnapping victims might have in common.]]

* CainAndAbel: Clinton is the Cain to Clayton's Abel. This metaphor was followed all to down to the letter when [[spoiler:Clayton actually followed through with sacrificing Clinton's life to the Parrot King.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: At the beginning of the series, they had [[FlatCharacter no personality at all]], being known as nothing other than "[[ThoseTwoGuys the twins]]". However, "The Roots of Coincidence" did give us a little information about their characters. [[spoiler:Clinton's voluntary sacrifice to the Parrot King lets us know that he's been completely brainwashed by the cult, to the point where he's become suicidal and at peace with killing himself just to please some false god. Also, the fact that Clayton didn't even shed a single tear over the fact that his brother died just goes to show how cold and heartless he is.]]
* CreepyTwins: Considering their willingness to participate in The Salesman's "Circle",[[spoiler:where orphans are sacrificed to end the "circle,"]], they ''definitely'' qualify.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:Clinton was sacrificed.]]
* [[spoiler:OneTwinMustDie]]: [[spoiler:Someone had to be sacrificed, and Clinton was more than ready for his [[DeadlyEuphemism final adoption]].]]

* TalkLikeAPirate: That's what he does.
* TheStoryteller: In "Starlot's Shanty", he tells the story of the disappearance of Sir Trinkett in the most sea captain-y ws ever.

* CreepyTwins: Due to their willingness to participate in The Salesman's "Circle",[[spoiler:where they sacrifice people to the Parrot King]], they ''definitely'' qualify as creepy twins.

* [[spoiler:OneTwinMustDie]]: [[spoiler:Someone had to be sacrificed to the Parrot King and Clinton volunteered.]]

* ThoseTwoGuys: Clayton and Clinton are really not much other than being "the twins".