History Characters / SkinsGenerationTwo

* TookALevelInJerkass: His Season 4 episode, to some.

* SlumberPartyPloy: How she keeps her mom from knowing about all the drugs and sex she partakes in.

* NamesTheSame: Gets joked about in the first episode of Series 3 for sharing her name with the famous model.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Completely averted. She instantly dislikes Cook and bluntly rejects his advances, considering him “repulsive,” but is attracted to NiceGuy Freddie and later [[spoiler:Thomas, probably the nicest guy in the entire Skins-verse.]] She also goes through two slightly dim but outgoing and earnest older guys over the series, and in the first episode she tells Effy that she was the only one of her friends who ''wasn't'' attracted to [[ManipulativeBastard Tony]]. Katie's focus episode gives some context for this, as she reveals that one of her goals in life is to settle down with the right guy and raise a family, [[spoiler:half of which is no longer possible for her.]]

* EverybodySmokes: Averted, notably she's the only teenage character to outright state that they don't smoke. [[spoiler: Though she finally caves in her Season 4 episode.]]

* TheSociopath: Has a [[FauxAffablyEvil superficially polite persona]] and tginks that killing isn't that big of a deal.

%%* TheSociopath: Very much so.

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--> '''Pandora''': "Your brother's really nice."
--> '''Effy''': "He's not nice, he's amazing."

-->'''Played by:''' Lisa Backwell

-->'''Played by:''' Merveille Lukeaba

-->'''Played by:''' Ollie Barbieri

* NiceGuy- Quite a caring, kind, sweet character

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* ModestyBedsheet: Sleeps naked.
* MrFanservice: The show likes to remind us of Freddie's nice chest.

-->'''Played by:''' Megan Prescott

-->'''Played by:''' Kathryn Prescott

* ClosetKey: For Naomi.

-->'''Played by:''' Lily Loveless

* [[spoiler:BackForTheDead]]: She gets cancer [[spoiler: and dies]] in ''Skins: Fire''.
* [[spoiler:BuryYourGays]]: A big part of the backlash and FanonDiscontinuity regarding Skins Fire was how [[spoiler: her death]] played into this trope.

-->Played by: Sally Phillips

-->Played by: Maureen Lipman

-->Played by: Juliet Cowan

-->Played by: Tanya Franks

-->Played by: Matt King

-->Played by: Simon Day

-->Played by: Klariza Clayton

* BrattyTeenageDaughter

-->Played by: Ronnie Ancona

-->Played by: John Bishop

-->Played by: Redd Smith

--> Played by: Olivia Colman

-->Played by: Chris Addison

-->Played by: Ardal O'Hanlon

-->'''Kieran:''' Would you believe it only cost me £2.50? And three tokens from the top of Weetabix packets.
-->'''Naomi:''' Yeah, I really would believe that.

-->Played by: Will Young

-->Played by: Victoria Wicks

-->Played by: Hugo Speer

-->Played by: Creator/MackenzieCrook

-->Played by: Richard Southgate

-->Played by: Georgia Henshaw

-->Played by: Amberley Gridley

-->Played by: Adelayo Adedayo

!! Sam

-->Played by: Ben Evans

--> Played by: Liam Boyle

* TheSociopath: Very much so.

* BiggusDickus: What Katie claims him to be.

* KnightOfCerebus: His mental manipulation of Effy and [[spoiler:the brutal murder of Freddie]] makes him the single most vile and sinister character the series has ever had. In many ways, his actions darken the tone of a series about teenagers and their everyday occurrences.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Any trace of levity or comedy disappears whenever he is involved in the plot of the episodes. While the series from its inception always had its fair share of heavy themes and/or serious moments, the tone of the series was mostly toned down given that it is a TeenDrama with elements of {{Dramedy}}, BlackComedy and SliceOfLife. The arrival of this guy, however, marks a before and after, being an outlier even among the show's nastiest characters, not to mention being the show's first antagonist to kill someone important from the main cast. He is certainly one of the few villains on the show to pose a true and active threat to the main characters.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Any trace of levity or comedy disappears whenever he is involved in the plot of the episodes. While the show from its inception always had its fair share of heavy themes and/or serious moments, the tone of the series was mostly toned down given that it is a TeenDrama with elements of {{Dramedy}}, BlackComedy and SliceOfLife. The arrival of this guy, however, marks a before and after, being an outlier even among the show's nastiest characters, not to mention being the show's first antagonist to kill someone important from the main cast. He is certainly one of the few villains on the show to pose a true and active threat to the main characters.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Let's be frank here: nobody, ''nobody'' is mourning this guy's death at Cook's hands.]]

* {{Yandere}}: A man creepily obsessed with Effy.

* AxCrazy: A twisted creep deeply obsessed with a teenage girl. His deranged nature is further evidenced by [[spoiler:the brutal murder of Freddie, and his failed attempt to do the same to Cook]].

* TheSociopath: A sexual and social predator completely devoid of any morals, remorse or conscience; is an exceptional manipulator, and [[spoiler:Freddie's brutal murder]] suggests extremely violent behavior, which is very typical of sociopaths.

%%* AxCrazy

* BatterUp: How he [[spoiler: kills Freddie and tries to do the same with Cook]].
* DirtyOldMan: While no particularly old (he is in his 40s-50s) he is much older than Effy who he has a crush on.
%%* EvilGloating
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: Kills Freddie as a move to have Effy]].

* TheSociopath: A PsychoPsychologist who abuses his knowledges to lust on a patient.

%%* {{Yandere}}

* PetTheDog: She consoles her shithead of a brother after [[spoiler:their parents' relationship breaks down and they're on the cusp of losing their house.]] Her positive interactions with the downtrodden and alienated Thomas also count.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Katie is the confident, popular sister, who "never not had a boyfriend".

%%* SchoolgirlLesbians

%%* SchoolgirlLesbians

%%* BatterUp: How he [[spoiler: kills Freddie]].

%%* IfICantHaveYou

%%* MindRape: Attempts this on Effy. [[spoiler: Almost succeeds.]]
%%* TheShrink: A particularly extreme Type 1.
%%* StalkerWithACrush

——> Played by: Liam Boyle

Drug Lord and Cook’s boss in season 7’s Rise.

* {{Foil}}: The show sets her up as Effy's foil, though they're eventually revealed to be NotSoDifferent. She is more the foil to her sister.

* PowerTrio: Usually the Ego, occasionally the Super-ego.

%%* PowerTrio: The Id.

* PowerTrio: Usually the Super-ego (lampshaded by [[TheId Cook]] when he calls him a "fun-sponge"), occasionally the Ego.

* {{Antihero}}: Initially appeared as a SociopathicHero, but was eventually revealed to be more of a ClassicalAntiHero.

* {{Adorkable}}: His interest in magic tricks and model planes, his trivia skills, and the repeated ''Franchise/StarTrek'' references in his Season 4 ep.

* TokenMinority: He's the only black character in the Generation 2 cast.

* NotSoDifferent: Invoked, to hurt Katie. During her breakdown, she turns to her sister and snaps, ''“Bit melodramatic. Remind you of someone?”''

* ABUSIVEPARENTS: Is a horrible bigot and monster regarding her daughters sexuality

* -->Played by: John Bishop

* YourCheatingHeart: Continues having sex with Cook even ''after'' Thomas comes back to Britain and they consequently get back together.

* YourCheatingHeart: He cheats on Pandora in Season 4.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Naomi cheats on Emily in Season 4 with [[StalkerWithACrush Sophia]], a storyline that was possibly [[{{Foreshadowing}} hinted at]] with the song "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" that plays at the end of 309.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Jenna once with her sister; he explains it to Emily to help her deal [[spoiler: with Naomi's cheating]].

* BiTheWay: She's had sex with boys in the past despite her relationship with Emily.