History Characters / GothamAcademy

[[folder:Main Characters]]
!!The Detective Club

!!Olive Silverlock

!!Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi

!!Pomeline Fritch

!!Colton Rivera

!!Kyle Mizoguchi

[[folder:Other Students]]
!!Lucy

!!Heathcliff

!!Eric Jorgensen

!!Tristan Grey

!!Katherine Karlo

!!Amy

* AlliterativeName: [[spoiler: Amity Arkham]]

* {{Expy}}: Of [[spoiler: [[Film/FightClub Tyler Durden]]]].

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Amy isn't real, she exists only in Olive's mind.]]
* ShadowArchetype: In many ways, she is like Olive with positive traits removed and negative ones maxed out. [[spoiler: Fitting, since she exists only in Olive's head]].

[[folder:Faculty]]
!!Headmaster Hammer

!!Professor Macpherson

!!Professor Scarlet

!!Doctor Langstrom

!!Professor Strange

The school's guidance counselor. He's concerned about Olive's well-being.[[spoiler:..or is he?]]

* BaldOfEvil
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Most, if not all, of his EvilPlan hinged on Olive disregarding his advice on sitting out of adventures regarding the truth about her mom and Calamity.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He's the reason why Calamity has been showing up even after Sybil Silverlock passed away and tried goading Olive to become Calamity to learn about the things that Sybil refused to tell him regarding the entity. Olive wasn't amused.]]
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:Knowing more about Olive and her mother than anyone else, he disguised himself as Calamity and caused the fire in the Academy's theater, kidnapped Kyle, and left Olive and the Detective Club with a key to Arkham Asylum, just to get Olive to become Calamity and reveal the secrets that Sybil never told him.]]
* FourEyesZeroSoul

* WalkingSpoiler

!!Professor Milo

!!Coach Humphreys

* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent

!!Professor Derek Warren

[[folder:Other]]
!!Sybil Silverlock

!!Killer Croc
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One of Batman's rogues who escaped from Arkham after its collapse. He had gotten to know Olive's mother well over the course of his internment and bonded with her.

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Normally portrayed as a misanthropic, cannibalistic creature that's more animal than human, here he's decidedly more kind and nurturing, protecting Olive from the falling debris and giving her safe passage to shore before slinking back into the depths.]]
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler: Sybil's mother had her fits, but she was ultimately a calming influence on Croc, leading him to bond with Olive in turn.]]
* {{Mutant}}: His origin story.
* GentleGiant: [[spoiler: To Olive. He's willing to risk harm to protect her and the feelings of companionship are mutual.]]
* MythologyGag: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Happlly mentions that he threw a rock at Batman once.]]
* NighInvulnerable: Doesn't even flinch when he's [[spoiler: shielding Olive from falling, burning debris.]]
* OhCrap: Has this when he sees Batman's smoke pellets rolling into the room.
* SuperStrength: As per comic version.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: Batman's opinion of him implies that Croc wasn't always as pleasant as he is now. While he's still dangerous enough to kill people if he deems it necessary, he's surprisingly jovial and cordial to Olive and her friends.]]

!!Batman
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The Dark Knight may not be the hero of this tale but he still has a part to play. He's first seen in his public guise as Bruce Wayne giving a speech to the students of the Academy.
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!!Damian Wayne

!!Gustav Decobra
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A vampire that came to haunt Gotham Academy

* AlliterativeName: '''Mi'''a '''Mi'''zoguchi.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: A minor example. When she learns that Tristan is a Man-Bat, she doesn't freak out at all. In fact, she only becomes ''more'' hyperactive than she already is at the thought of having one for a classmate.
* AffectionateNickname: Maps by her friends due to her propensity for drawing detailed maps of the hidden passages in many of Gotham's most famous buildings.
* AsianAirhead: Japanese and not particularly bright, but always vibrantly cheerful in contrast to Olive's cynical and jaded mindset.
* BlandNameProduct: Loves ''Serpents & Spells''... which is ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' with the SerialNumbersFiledOff.
* BlushSticker: Has one when Ms. Macpherson catches her holding hands with Damian and assumes it to be romantic.
* CatchPhrase: Whenever she's excited, shocked, surprised, or anything in between she spouts:
--> '''Maps:''' Oh my crap![=/=]What the crap!
* ChainedHeat: With Damian. See StickySituation.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In spades. She's always talking about ''Serpents & Spells'' and rarely seems capable of reading the mood around her. She's also a rabid fangirl when it comes to anything paranormal or action related. Case in point, she falls in love with a ''grapple gun'', complete with a delusion of her caressing one in a bridal veil.
* {{Fangirl}}: Of ''Serpents and Spells'' and Batman, which is ironic considering she's [=BFFs=] with Olive, who hates his guts...
* {{Foil}}: Cheerful and ditzy to the reserved, cynical Olive.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine--optimistic and fun-loving.
* FreudianTrio: The id.
* GenkiGirl: Seriously, you'd think this girl is high on crack 95% of the time. She a complete MotorMouth, rarely stops moving and is enthusiastic about everything that isn't related to class.
* GeniusDitz: Not usually that bright, but good at puzzles, and, obviously, maps.
* TheGlomp: Delivers this to Olive after she is saved by [[spoiler: Killer Croc.]]
* TheMcCoy: To Olive's TheSpock and Colton's TheKirk
* MeaningfulName: Or nickname, at least. She's highly skilled at cartography and is always drawing maps, hence her nickname "Maps". Gotham Academy, with its many secret corridors, hidden chambers, underground areas and the like, is a treasure trove for her.
* MoralityPet: Pretty much every character considers her this, especially Damian Wayne.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red (optimistic and jubilant) to Olive's Blue.
* ShipTease: With Damian.
* SirSwearsALot: Says "crap" more than anyone else in the series to the point that its part of her CatchPhrase.
* {{Squee}}: Loves anything and everything that is not "normal". This makes her a rabid fangirl for Batman paraphernalia to the point that she fantasizes over grapple guns and becomes ecstatic when she sees (and is later given) a Batarang.
* StickySituation: She accidentally caused this by writing a magic spell in a notebook with the headmaster's magic quill, sticking her left hand to Damian's right hand.
* {{Tomboy}}: Very much so. She dresses in boyish clothes, has short hair, loves video games and fantasy stories, and goes on little escapades all the time.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Complains about how Damian handed her a mere bo staff instead of a katana when they meet again at Wayne Manor. After Damian takes it from her and proceeds to beat the snot out of several crooks armed with guns, she changes her mind.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives one to Olive after figuring out she snitched on Riko to the cops towards the end of the Robin War tie-in issue, assuming she did it because of her hating of Batman, whom the Robins support. It took a secret encounter with the real Robin (Damian Wayne) to understand it was for the best.
* YouthfulFreckles: They emphasize her youthful exuberance and the fact that she's a year younger than Olive.

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Warren is not his last name. His real name is Derek Powers, aka Blight, the ArchEnemy of Terry [=McGuiness=], the Batman of his era. His goal was to travel through time and kill Terry's father to undo his birth]].

* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: A sociopathic CorruptCorporateExecutive normally, but in his guise as "Professor Warren" he proves quite competent as a science teacher(likely owing to his situation). Of course, this might just speak to how good he is [[ManipulativeBastard at deceiving people]] than anything.]]

* TheBusCameBack: Not seen in comics since 1976

* TheStoic: Rarely shows emotion

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Considered a freak by most of the school

* OnlySaneMan: Sees herself as being this in the Detective Club--and she arguably is until Kyle joins, being more logical and ground then [[LovableAlphaBitch Pomeline]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Maps]], and [[{{Delinquent}} Colton]].

* TroubledButCute: Seems to be Kyle's opinion of her

* AsianAirhead: Not particularly bright but always vibrantly cheerful in contrast to Olive's cynical and jaded mindset.

* ILoveNuclearPower: His trademark.

* SimpleStaff: Brings a Bo Staff to school. Later uses another one that's 400 years old while defending Wayne Manor from burglars.

* {{Meganekko}}: Has glasses, is cute, is a reasonable and supportive teacher.

* SkunkStripe: Inverted, white hair with a single black stripe on either side.

!!Katherine [[spoiler: Karlo]]

* [[spoiler: EnemyWithin]]: For Olive.

* [[spoiler: SuperpoweredEvilSide]]: For Olive.

* AdultsAreUseless: One of the only teachers to avert this thus far. She's the only one of Olive's teachers to notice her issues and actually try to counsel her compared to the rest of the apathetic faculty. Her knowledge of Gotham's history and the mythology that surrounded it proved helpful in Damian and Maps' investigation. She's also aware of Tristan's condition and keeps it a secret while helping Langstrom treat him. Eventually she has realized that Olive and her friends get into all sorts of shenanigans, but trusts them to be smart and mature enough to solve things themselves and to ask for help if needed. She also [[spoiler: directly keeps in touch with Batman]].

* [[spoiler:BaldOfEvil]]

* [[spoiler:EvilAllAlong]]: [[spoiler:He's the reason why Calamity has been showing up even after Sybil Silverlock passed away and tried goading Olive to become Calamity to learn about the things that Sybil refused to tell him regarding the entity. Olive wasn't amused.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilPlan]]: [[spoiler:Knowing more about Olive and her mother than anyone else, he disguised himself as Calamity and caused the fire in the Academy's theater, kidnapped Kyle, and left Olive and the Detective Club with a key to Arkham Asylum, just to get Olive to become Calamity and reveal the secrets that Sybil never told him.]]
* [[spoiler:FourEyesZeroSoul]]

* [[spoiler: IJustWantToBeNormal]]: Resents his condition and is willing to go to the extremes to undo it.
* [[spoiler: ILoveNuclearPower]]: His trademark.

* [[spoiler: LightIsNotGood]]: [[spoiler: In his true form.]]

** MacGuffinMelee: [[spoiler: The clock contains Gustav Decobra's heart and the two end up fighting over it.]]
* [[spoiler: MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight]]: [[spoiler: He plans to kill Warren [=McGuinnis=] as a child so that his son Terry is never born, never becomes Batman and never causes the events that turned Derek into Blight.]]

* [[spoiler: NamesToRunAwayFrom]]: [[spoiler: Blight.]]

* [[spoiler: PoisonousPerson]]: [[spoiler: Walks around the Academy, giving people radiation poisoning.]]

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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:Ends up being killed by Maps.]]

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Olive (Doubles as TheSmartGuy)
** TheLancer: Maps
** TheChick: Pomeline
** TheSmartGuy: Colton (Doubles as TheSneakyGuy)
** TheBigGuy: Kyle (As TheAce)

* NotSoDifferent: From Batman

* ShoutOut: His [[SherlockScan deductive and tactical mind]], [[BadassInANiceSuit his clothes]], [[ArbitrarySkepticism his skepticism in regards to magic]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and most importantly his hair]][[AnimeHair style]] in the seventh issue bring [[Manga/DetectiveConan a certain famous Japanese detective to mind...]]

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Warren is not his last name. His real name is Derek Powers, aka Blight, the ArchEnemy of Terry [=McGuiness], the Batman of his era. His goal was to travel through time and kill Terry's father to undo his birth]].

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Warren is not his last name. His real name is Derek Powers, aka Blight, the ArchEnemy of Terry [=McGuiness]], the Batman of his era. His goal was to travel through time and kill Terry's father to undo his birth.]]

* [[spoiler: GrandfatherParadox]]: More or less points out his plan would result in this, but is willing to try anyway.

!!Professor Derek Powers

* {{Adorkable}}: She's a ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Serpents & Spells]]'' nerd, and she's adorable with her endless cheer and social awkwardness (i.e. making loud nom nom nom noises as she eats).

* {{Goth}}

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[[folder: Main Characters]]

[[folder: Faculty]]

!! Professor Macpherson

!! Professor Scarlet

[[folder: Other]]

* AlliterativeName

* SixthRanger: Becomes one for the group eventually, helping them out on occasion. It's especially noticeable in that [[spoiler: she eventually sticks everywhere Maps goes, as Katherine uses a part of herself to become Maps's HairDecoration flower. This leads to Katherine saving Pomeline and Colton from Professor Scarlet, as Maps had given them her things just in case.]]