History Characters / TheBoldType

* Determinator: Sutton is very driven and capable.

* MayDecemberRomance: Richard, the board member who Sutton dates and eventually married later on in the series is 15 years her senior.

* DCupAngst: [[spoiler:In the second half of season 4, she struggles with some dysphoria when her breast-replacement surgery leaves her with a bigger chest.]]

* OutOfFocus: At some points, Alex only exists to pop up and be a sounding board for Jane. He becomes slightly more in focus when he becomes Jane's roommate in season three.

* MeanBoss: In contrasts to Jacqueline and Oliver Patrick is less supportive of his staff. He assigns Alex a new column without discussing how Alex feels about the idea, often blindsides Kat and Jane with no support and tries to pressure Jane into writing about her egg freezing plans despite it being a personal medical issue.

* YourCheatingHeart: Kat and Adena get together while Adena is still with her girlfriend Coco.
** Subverted Kat starts to feel guilty about being attracted to, and having sex with other women when she and Adena try an open relationship.

* YourCheatingHeart: Kat and Adena get together while Adena is still with her girlfriend Coco. Subverted in that Kat starts to feel guilty about being attracted to, and having sex with other women when she and Adena try an open relationship.

* YourCheatingHeart: Jane breaks up with him because he is dating other people and she wants a more serious relationship. They get back together in season three but he confesses he kissed another woman on his press tour. Midway through season 4, he finally admits that he actually slept with the other woman, and Jane dumps him outright.

* MayDecemberRomance: Richard, the board member who Sutton dates in Season 1, is 15 years her senior.

->'''Played by:''' Melora Hardin

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Alex and Sutton have a strong friendship and had a short-term relationship until Alex realized she was still in love with her ex, Richard Hunter, and lets her go.

* YourCheatingHeart: Kat and Adena get together while Adena is still with her girlfriend Coco. Subverted Kat starts to feel guilty about being attracted to, and having sex with other women when she and Adena try an open relationship.

* BrutalHonesty:
* CountryMouse: Reveals to Sutton he was once this "I’ll deny it to anyone who asks, don’t even think of calling Page Six. But, underneath these designer clothes, I’m small town Oklahoma. No fancy fashion degree, no ivy league college."

A top sex columnists for "Pinstripe magazine," He becomes a freelance writer, and Jane's love interest.

* YourCheatingHeart: Jane breaks up with him because he is dating other people and she wants a more serious relationship. They get back together in season three but he confesses he kissed another woman on his press tour.

* CasualKink: In Season Four a man asks Kat to "peg" him. [[spoiler:She does with a strap-on and realities she likes it.]]

* CasualKink: In Season Four a man asks Kat to "peg" him. [[spoiler: she does with a strap-on and realises she likes it.]]

* ReallyGetsAround: It's implied that she's this before meeting Adena.

* SecretlyWealthy: While all three main characters started out as assistants it is implied that Kat does not have to struggle like Jane and Sutton. Later when Jane loses her job temporarily Kat pays her rent. In season two it is revealed that Kat grew up wealthy with psychiatrist parents.
* SoapboxSadie: Among the executives at Safford, Kat has a reputation for being a liberal troublemaker. [[spoiler:It finally gets her fired in season 4, after she steals and leaks a copy of RJ's tax returns to the press, revealing his support for a homophobic politician.]]

** When she is faced with a problem of not having enough money for a location that Oliver wants for photoshoot she recreates the location using favours from friends and flea market purchases props.

* TheFashionista: Sutton comes from a poorer background than her friends but she knows everything about Fashion and always looks good. She's aiming to become a Fashion editor, takes a detour in Season 3 to try fashion design, and reaffirms the quest to become an editor.

* ClosetKey: She is this for Kat

* BiTheWay: A significant plotline of the first two seasons. Kat identified as straight before developing feelings for Adena, and subsequently was attracted to other women including her campaign manager Tia in season 3. [[spoiler:In season four she has sex with a man.]]

!Characters from The Bold Type

* Determinator: Sutton is very driven and capable. When she is faced with a problem of not having enough money for a location that Oliver wants for photoshoot she recreates the location using favours from friends and flea market purchases props.

* MeanBoss:
** Throughout season one the show introduces several characters that superficially fit the mean boss archetype, but subverts the trope with [[BenevolentBoss each of them]].
*** Jacqueline is kinder and more thoughtful than similar characters of her type.

* BaldOfAwesome:

* DeadpanSnarker:

->'''Played by:'''Stephen Conrad Moore

!Main Characters

A staff writer at Scarlet Magazine who is consistently challenged by her boss to find stories out of her comfort zone.

The Social Media Director at Scarlet who often finds herself at odds with the magazine's regressive policies.

An assistant at Scarlet who struggles to make it in the fashion industry and catch up with her friends who have reached their career goals before her.

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* BiTheWay: A significant plotline of the first two seasons. Kat identified as straight before developing feelings for Adena, and has subsequently been attracted to both male and female characters.

* MixedRace: Season two delves into Kat dealing with having a white mother and black father,

* TheFashionista: Sutton comes from a poorer background than her friends but she knows everything about Fashion and always looks good. She's aiming to become a Fashion editor, takes a detour in Season 3 to try fashion design, but realises she definitely wants to be a fashion editor.

* BenevolentBoss: Jacquline is Jacqueline is kinder and more thoughtful than similar characters of her type, and becomes a mentor to Jane specifically. Later on she extends her advice services to Kat and Sutton too.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Jacqueline ''tries'' this when an extended presidential dinner at a nearby restaurant forces a lockdown of the building. She calls the owner of the restaurant and tells him to send over the check. Unfortunately, it does not seem to have any actual effect on the time frame.
* ShoutOut: The first season finale is titled "Carry the Weight" and includes ongoing references to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattress_Performance_(Carry_That_Weight) the Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight)]]. Instead of carrying a mattress, a rape survivor whose attacker wasn't even brought to trial is carrying the Scales of Justice. Jacqueline takes the scales at one point signifying that she too is a survivor.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Sutton attends high tea to network for work, and does not realize that it's ''high'' tea. She eats several ''petits fours'' ("pot fours") before one of the other attendees notices and explains.

Editor-in-chief of Scarlet magazine, she is a former much lauded journalist and now power figure in publishing.

*** Jacqueline is kinder and more thoughtful than similar characters of her type, and becomes a mentor to Jane specifically. Later on she extends her advice services to Kat and Sutton too.
* RapeAsBackstory: A character was the victim of sexual assault in their past.

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* Rape as Backstory: A character was the victim of sexual assault in their past.

* InSeriesNickname: Sutton affectionately calls her "Little Jane."

The Social Media Director at Scarlet who often deals with work responsibilities rivaling her integrity.