History Characters / NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide

* IdealHero: Despite being a middle-schooler, his moral compass is very strong. He's selfless to the point of being a pushover, scrupulously honest, and is extremely loyal to his friends. He's the more "realistic" version, however: as often as not, being as good as he is causes him a lot of grief.

* LemonyNarrator: He engages on this almost OnceAnEpisode, especially in early seasons.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy to Moze's Masculine Girl. In the first season 3 episode, his new grade resolution is to be tougher (followed by flashbacks of him being scared of others), while Moze's resolution is to be less aggressive (followed by flashbacks of her beating up others).

* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: The "Huge Crew" and Missy all vie for his affections. He doesn't reciprocate the Huge Crew girls' affections and is legitimately fearful of Missy as she's a {{Yandere}}.

* TheProtagonist: He's the one delivering all the tips and the one who can [[BreakingTheFourthWall always break the fourth wall]], unlike Moze and Cookie. (Moze can only break it on occasion, and Cookie acknowledged it a few times through use of the AsideGlance, but never broke it.)

* StraightMan: A [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny-type]] example, playing this to everyone else with the exception of Moze.
* TeachersUnfavoriteStudent: PlayedWith as the series goes on. Mr. Sweeney is first portrayed as a SadistTeacher who has it out for Ned in particular, threatening him with bad grades and summer school with a bit of glee. However, Mr. Sweeney eventually proves to care for Ned and truly want him to succeed, and the two end the series on good terms, Sweeney calling Ned one of his ''favorite'' students.

* TinySchoolboy: Especially in the first season. In one of the very first episodes, Ned tells Moze to write to his name in the "Hottie List" of cute guys in the girls' bathroom because he wants to know what the other girls think about him. Moze gives Ned a list of what the girls replied on the Hottie List, and most of them said he was too short.

* {{Badbutt}}: She trash-talks, but, to keep her trash-talking within the bounds of a kid's show, half of what she says during her trash-talks in "Guide to: Bad Habits" are [[SoundEffectBleep covered by the referee's whistle.]]
* BatmanGambit: Pulls one after finding out Ned and Cookie switched into her elective after she explained that she wanted to take an elective without them. She goes to the woodshop class, knowing that they're following her, then when they're trying to switch into that class, she goes to life science and switches to that class.

* HugeSchoolgirl: {{Lampshaded}} in "Guide to: Your Body", which dealt with her self-consciousness about her height. According to Lindsey Shaw's Website/IMDb page in December 2007 she was 5'7" (170cm), two years after the episode was made.

** Sometimes she's also a foil to Cookie's Feminine Boy. In one early season 1 episode she tries out for several different sports, while Cookie tries out for cheerleading.

* OneOfTheBoys: She hangs out mostly with Ned and Cookie, doesn't have any actual close female friends (until she eventually befriends Suzie), hates skirts (and had to be dared to wear a flowery dress), likes sports, couldn't care less about many girly things, such as boy bands and gossip, trash-talks during volleyball games (according to Coach Dirga, Moze gives some of the best [and worst] trash-talks she's ever heard), can and does beat people up, and is aggressively athletic and very competitive.

* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Seth Powers, the DumbJock, in season 1 and 2. She also likes Jock Goldman, who's one of the more popular upperclassmen. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Doug, who Moze considers too hot and too popular.

* StrongGirlSmartGuy: Strong Girl to Cookie's Smart Guy. She's a CuteBruiser and one of the strongest students, while Cookie is a total wimp. And while she is also very smart, Cookie is a GadgeteerGenius and even more academically brilliant than her.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: She's 5'7" (a rather tall height for her age), has dark hair and tannish skin, and hoo boy, is she snarky.

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Initially the Huge Girl to Ned's Tiny Guy. Ned got taller, though, and in the last season they were the same height.
* {{Tomboy}}: Very much so, she's tough-as-nails, athletic, aggressive, OneOfTheBoys and doesn't like dressing girly. She also loves woodshop.
* TomboyAngst: While she loves sports and is very competitive, at the same time she would really like to fit in with the other girls and find female friends (before befriending Suzie in season 2), instead of being OneOfTheBoys. There's also an episode where she asks Missy fashion advice, though she still likes her sporty clothes better.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Suzie's girly girl

* TookALevelInKindness: By the end of Season 2 and throughout Season 3, Moze has dialed back her aggression towards Ned and Cookie, befriended Susie Crabgrass and overall became nicer and more helpful. [[DownPlayedTrope Moze still had a short-temper]], but was more likely to shout and storm off instead of use physical violence when angered, and she amended later on. She still has her violent moments though, like the Season 3 episode "Woodshop" which ends with Moze beating up Ned because she thinks he ruined her shot at making the national woodworking championship.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She still has some girly interests, such as boys, shopping, and going to the spa, wearing clothes in pink and purple and she had a crush on the BigManOnCampus. Also, she may be OneOfTheBoys but actually wants to find female friends.

* YouGoGirl: It's taken for granted that she can outplay and outrun any boy in the school. Anyone foolish enough to look down on her anyway is setting themselves up for a nasty fall.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She dated Loomer, the school bully. True to this trope, [[ICanChangeMyBeloved she tries to reform him]] but he unintentionally won her over by being his normal bully self. Interestingly in the finale she regains her interest for him again when she sees that he's trying to change for real, suggesting that she outgrew this trope.

A nerdy girl with a crush on Cookie that he generally ignored for seasons 1 and 2. Eventually had her braces removed and got contacts, getting the attention of a considerable amount of boys, including Cookie.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Cookie in the first two seasons. He's put off by her braces, nerdy glasses, and frequent allergies to want to get to know her personally. There was the time that she used her own device to make changes to Cookie's schedule so that he would spend time with her.

* BlindWithoutThem: One time Loomer accidentally knocked her over causing her to lose her glasses. She immediately dropped to her knees and frantically searched for them.

* TheGlassesGottaGo: Cookie and the other nerdy guys became smitten with her when she switched to contacts.

* BrainlessBeauty: He's attractive, but really, ''really'' stupid. Later averted in the series finale when, after he starts dating [[AcademicAlphaBitch Evelyn Kwong]], he becomes smarter.
* ChickMagnet: Though not quite to the extreme of Doug Secksay, he has no problem attracting girls. Moze, Suzie, Evelyn, the Oboe twins, and a cheerleader named Candy have all shown interest in him. His name also has several notes around in on the hottie list in the girls bathroom.

Moze's Brazilian love interest for Season 3.

* PutOnABus: Went back to Brazil to play soccer.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she's abrasive and overly competitive, she's among one of the students who helps teach Ned how to organize and plan out his life.

* NerdyBully: An AsianAndNerdy girl who insults the other students, uses intimidation to fulfil her goals, and has no problem tormenting and beating up Cookie.

* {{Tsundere}}: A Type A to Cookie, on a good day. She initially acts hostile towards him when she sees him as her academic rival and tends to yell rather than speak quietly. However, she does harbor feelings for him and lacks social skills to properly talk to people. One episode focuses on Cookie accidentally kissing her and, rather than beat him up like he feared, she charged at him to give a kiss of her own. She mellows out considerably after getting together with Seth.
* {{Yandere}}: On a bad day. She's clingy and not entirely there. She spent one episode being jealous over Cookie's fake girlfriend and tackled the dummy during lunch while yelling, "Get away from my man, sister!" She seems to stabilize out after hooking up with Seth.

* MeaningfulName: Principal '''Pal''' is friendly and beloved. It's also a reference to "The principal is your pal," a mnemonic to remember the difference between "principal" (the person) and "principle" (the belief).

* StraightMan: Shares this role with Ned.

* WomenAreWiser: She is the sensible one of the main trio, and is usually the voice of reason.