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* SpiesAreLecherous: Much to his daughter's chagrin, Race racked up quite the number of lovers in his years working in espionage and even afterwards proves quite eager to romance the nearest pretty face.



** BewareTheNiceOnes: Consider [[AndIMustScream what she does]] to [[AssholeVictim Surd]] in "Thoughtscape". Seriously, as kind as she usually is, do ''not'' hurt her family.

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** BewareTheNiceOnes: Consider [[AndIMustScream what she does]] to [[AssholeVictim Surd]] in "Thoughtscape"."Thoughtscape", she's easily the most cruel of the group when she's pushed. Seriously, as kind as she usually is, do ''not'' hurt her family.

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* AsTheGoodBookSays: He repeatedly quotes from the Book of Rage, which is at one point shown to consist entirely of photos of his dead family.

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* AsTheGoodBookSays: He repeatedly quotes from the Book of Rage, which is at one point shown to consist entirely of photos one photo of his dead family.



* CompanionCube: The Book of Rage is this to him. He goes ballistic whenever it is taken and sees himself as nothing without it.



* OmnicidalManiac: He plans to wipe out all of humanity, mainly due to his insanity, and he leads a cult determined to aid him in doing so.

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* OmnicidalManiac: He repeatedly plans to wipe out all of humanity, mainly due to his insanity, and he leads a cult determined to aid him in doing so.

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* BadassMustache: It's ''huge'', and it gives him an appropriate resemblance to UsefulNotes/JosefStalin.


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* GoodHairEvilHair: His 'stache is ''huge'', and it gives him an appropriate resemblance to UsefulNotes/JosefStalin.
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* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: In "Escape to Questworld", Race Bannon points out he could've used his abilities to help mankind and he asks why he should care.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His one redeeming quality appears to be that he values Julia as much as she does him. Even in one of his final episodes when he's shown flirting with other women--which the Quests exploit to make Julia question Surd's loyalty to her--Surd still personally reassures her that she's still in his esteem.
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* NearVillainVictory: In "Edge of Yesterday", Rage plants a nuclear bomb deep in the earth and only reveals his plan when it's too late to stop it. Only thanks to TimeTravel that the Quest family is able to stop him.

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* NearVillainVictory: In "Edge of Yesterday", Rage plants a nuclear bomb deep in the earth and only reveals doesn't reveal his plan when until [[YouAreTooLate it's too late to stop it. Only thanks to it]]. It's only because of TimeTravel that the Quest family is able to stop defeat him.
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* NearVillainVictory: In "Edge of Yesterday", Rage plants a nuclear bomb deep in the earth and only reveals his plan when it's too late to stop it. Only thanks to TimeTravel that the Quest family is able to stop him.
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* KilledOffForReal: In the final episode, Zin attempted a TakingYouWithMe with Dr. Quest, which only succeeded in killing himself as Dr. Quest managed to escape.
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** BewareTheNiceOnes: But he won't stand for Von Romme murdering his employees and ruining the environment.

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** BewareTheNiceOnes: But he won't stand for Von Romme murdering his employees and ruining the environment. And he repays Hank, a crooked ranch hand who was secretly working for Von Romme, with a haymaker that flattens him.

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* LeeroyJenkins: An odd case, as Jonny DOES have a tendency to rush in without thinking, often earning admonishment from Race, Benton, Jessie, Hadji, or any permutation thereof, but he tends to come out alright anyway. As Hadji told Dr. Quest in the first episode, "It was your own poet Emerson who said that 'Heroism always feels, and never reasons'."

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* LeeroyJenkins: An odd case, as Jonny DOES have has a tendency to rush in without thinking, often earning admonishment from Race, Benton, Jessie, Hadji, or any permutation thereof, but he tends to come out alright anyway. As Hadji told Dr. Quest in the first episode, "It was your own poet Emerson [[Creator/RalphWaldoEmerson Emerson]] who said that 'Heroism always feels, and never reasons'."



* StarcrossedLovers: She becaome Dr. Quest's LoveInterest twice in his life, but both times circumstances and their own choices keep them apart.

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* StarcrossedLovers: She becaome becomes Dr. Quest's LoveInterest twice in his life, but both times circumstances and their own choices keep them apart.



!!Villains

[[folder:Dr. Jeremiah Surd]]
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[[folder:Dr. Jeremiah Surd]]
[[folder:Grandpa Doug]]
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* CoolOldGuy: He's a wise and lovable MentorArchetype to Jonny and Hadji...
** BewareTheNiceOnes: But he won't stand for Von Romme murdering his employees and ruining the environment.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Sort of. He's based on Doug Wildey, creator of the original ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' series, who died shortly before ''Real Adventures'' began production.
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* BaldOfEvil: He's bald, and a murderous CorruptCorporateExecutive.


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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He's killed by his own uranium.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarkHamill

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* BadassMustache: It's ''huge'', and it gives him an appropriate resemblance to UsefulNotes/JosefStalin.



* DirtyCommunists: He’s an ex-KGB agent turned terrorist determined to create a communist utopia, no matter how many lives are lost.

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* BigOlEyebrows: They're not quite as big as his mustache, but they're still pretty significant.
* DirtyCommunists: He’s an ex-KGB agent turned terrorist determined to create a communist utopia, Communist [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans utopia]], no matter how many lives are lost.
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-> Voiced by Creator/ClydeKusatsu

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* SecretTestOfCharacter: He does this in "Night of the Zinja" [[spoiler:combined with FakingTheDead to test his daughters' ability to run his empire without him]].
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelBell

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelBellCreator/MichaelBell (most appearances), Creator/DavidAckroyd ("Rage's Burning Wheel", "Future Rage")



* KilledOffForReal: He winds up sent back in time to the age of the dinosaurs along with a nuke that explodes. His cracked mask seals the deal.

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* KilledOffForReal: He In "The Edge of Yesterday", he winds up sent back in time to the age of the dinosaurs along with a nuke that explodes. His cracked mask seals the deal.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MeganCavanaugh (Season 1), Creator/NancyLinari (Season 2)

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MeganCavanaugh (Season 1), (most Season 1 episodes), Creator/MayimBialik ("Assault on Questworld"), Creator/HeleneUdy ("Cyberswitch"), Creator/NancyLinari (Season 2)("Without a Trace", "Thoughtscape")



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* EvilRedheadEvilRedhead: During the first season. She becomes an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette in season two.
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** Surd hates Race Bannon for getting him crippled, although his injuries [[{{Misblamed}} were actually caused]] by a trigger-happy SWAT officer.

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** Surd hates Race Bannon for getting him crippled, although his paralyzing injuries [[{{Misblamed}} were actually caused]] by a trigger-happy SWAT officer.
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* AndIMustScream: His fate at the end of his final episode, "Thoughtscape", after Jessie has had enough of Surd torturing her and her family. [[spoiler:While his physical body lies catatonic, Jessie not only traps him in Questworld, she strips him of his mobility and powers, leaving him confined to his wheelchair even in cyberspace -- possibly forever.]]

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* AndIMustScream: His fate at the end of his final episode, "Thoughtscape", after Jessie has had enough of Surd torturing her and her family. [[spoiler:While his physical body lies catatonic, Jessie not only traps him in Questworld, she but strips him of his mobility and powers, powers there, leaving him confined to his wheelchair even in cyberspace -- possibly forever.]]



* EvilCripple: In the real world, he is confined to his wheelchair -- which is why he wants to rule Questworld, where he is all-powerful [[spoiler:until Jessie takes care of that in "Thoughtscape"]].

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* EvilCripple: In the real world, he is he's a quadriplegic confined to his wheelchair -- which is why he wants to rule Questworld, where he is he's not only fully mobile, but all-powerful [[spoiler:until Jessie takes care of that in "Thoughtscape"]].
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* LackOfEmpathy: Exemplified by this exchange from "Escape to Questworld".
-->'''Race:''' Doesn't it bother you that millions will die?\\
'''Surd:''' Does it bother me when I step on ants crossing the sidewalk?\\
'''Race:''' [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil How'd you get so twisted?]]

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* Claustrophobia: She has this, demonstrated in the episode "Undersea Urgency" where she and Jonny are trapped in an undersea lab with mutant fish creatures. She has panic attacks when being presented with the possibility of entering small spaces.

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* Claustrophobia: BrainwashedAndCrazy: She winds up this way in "Thoughtscape", thanks to Surd, who programs her to attack the Quests. [[spoiler:After she recovers, she makes sure it will never happen again.]]
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She has this, demonstrated in the episode "Undersea Urgency" where she and Jonny are trapped in an undersea lab with mutant fish creatures. She has panic attacks when being presented with the possibility of entering small spaces.



* TheHeart: Whenever she witnesses death, which is often, she shows the most sympathy out of the entire team.

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* TheHeart: Whenever she witnesses death, which is often, she shows the most sympathy out of the entire team. However...
** BewareTheNiceOnes: Consider [[AndIMustScream what she does]] to [[AssholeVictim Surd]] in "Thoughtscape". Seriously, as kind as she usually is, do ''not'' hurt her family.



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* BeardOfEvil: Sprouts one when Jonny and the gang find him in the madhouse. He's shaved in the second season though.
* EvilCripple: He is confined to his wheelchair.

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* AndIMustScream: His fate at the end of his final episode, "Thoughtscape", after Jessie has had enough of Surd torturing her and her family. [[spoiler:While his physical body lies catatonic, Jessie not only traps him in Questworld, she strips him of his mobility and powers, leaving him confined to his wheelchair even in cyberspace -- possibly forever.]]
* BeardOfEvil: Sprouts one when Jonny and the gang find him in the madhouse. He's shaved in the second season season, though.
* EvilCripple: He In the real world, he is confined to his wheelchair.wheelchair -- which is why he wants to rule Questworld, where he is all-powerful [[spoiler:until Jessie takes care of that in "Thoughtscape"]].



* ItsPersonal: Hates Race Bannon for getting him crippled.
* MadScientist: Nerve gas, hacking, etc.

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* ItsPersonal: Hates ItsPersonal:
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** He winds up on the receiving end of this in "Thoughtscape", thanks to Jessie.
* MadScientist: Nerve He starts by creating nerve gas, hacking, etc.then progresses to hacking Questworld and other tech-related crimes.



* UngratefulBastard: The heroes let him use Questworld to transcend his crippled body in exchange for helping them deactivate the nerve gas he created. He repays their kindness by using Questworld against them every chance he gets.



* FaceHeelTurn: He used to be a heroic secret agent before he losing his family drove him to become the unhinged leader of an apocalypse cult.

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* CartwrightCurse: She ultimately [[DidNotGetTheGirl doesn't wind up]] with Dr. Quest because [[spoiler:she chooses to explore space with the aliens]].
* StarcrossedLovers: She becaome Dr. Quest's LoveInterest twice in his life, but both times circumstances and their own choices keep them apart.
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* AmicableExes: With Race, though "The Mummies of Malenque" shows that Jessie sometimes has to actively enforce it.

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