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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She quickly develops a sisterly affection for Harvey, because he is much nicer and more welcoming to her than Lloyd when they first meet.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Towards Harvey, for the reason above.



* BigBrotherInstinct: He is protective and loyal towards his siblings, particularly Harvey.



* [[CoolBigSis Cool Big Bro]]

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* [[CoolBigSis Cool Big Bro]]Bro]]: To Harvey at least, less so in Dinah's view.



* FieryRedhead



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can have control issues, but he is generally a good person determined to stop the Headmaster once he learns ie's involved in events.
* PlotAllergy: He falls into a coma in the fourth book after being attacked by a killer wasp.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can have [[ControlFreak control issues, issues]] and a short temper; but he is generally a good person person, and determined to stop the Headmaster once he learns ie's he's involved in events.
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* PlotAllergy: He falls into a coma in the fourth book after being attacked by a killer gigantic wasp.



* DeadpanSnarker
* NiceGuy

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* DeadpanSnarker
DeadpanSnarker: Less so than Lloyd, but he has his moments.
* NiceGuy
NiceGuy: He is more laid-back and amiable than his brother Lloyd, which earns him Dinah's sympathy very early on.


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* GoodParents: While she can't be much help directly to her children against the Headmaster, she is a kind, loving mother towards all of them.

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! The Giant Wasp
* WickedWasps: Is very hostile to people who go near the research centre at night as seen when it nearly stung Lloyd to death.
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* HappilyAdopted: While there was some initial tension with Lloyd in particular, Dinah soon became close to him and Harvey, and Lloyd in particular spoke up in favour of Dinah being officially adopted. Dinah later made it clear that she can't imagine anyone being more of a mother to her than Mrs Hunter, and even when [[spoiler:she believed she had a chance to reunite with her biological father, she made it clear that she still wanted to call Mr Hunter "Dad"]].

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* HappilyAdopted: While there was some initial tension with Lloyd in particular, Dinah soon became close to him and Harvey, and Lloyd in particular spoke up in favour of Dinah being officially adopted. Dinah later made it clear affirmed that she can't imagine anyone being more of a mother to her than Mrs Hunter, and even when [[spoiler:she believed she had a chance to reunite with her biological father, she made it clear that she still wanted to call Mr Hunter "Dad"]].
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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Dinah ends up believing that Phil's her long lost dad due to the fact that the Headmaster used a picture of her father to trick her into

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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Dinah ends up believing that Phil's her long lost dad due to the fact that the Headmaster used a picture of her father to trick her intoher.
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* WouldHurtAChild: He has often shown a willingness to hurt the members of SPLAT, ranging from ordering his other "servants" to tear them apart as old dolls to having them wrapped up and shipped away as carpets.

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* WouldHurtAChild: He has often shown a willingness to hurt the members of SPLAT, ranging from ordering his other "servants" to tear them apart as old dolls to having them wrapped up and shipped away as carpets.carpets.


! Phil Ashby
* IdentityAmnesia: He lost his memory of his real name over 10 years prior to the book.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Dinah ends up believing that Phil's her long lost dad due to the fact that the Headmaster used a picture of her father to trick her into
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* NiceGirl: While Dinah can be rather shy, for the most part, she is a kind, caring, compassionate and humble person.

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* HumbleHero

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* HumbleHeroHappilyAdopted: While there was some initial tension with Lloyd in particular, Dinah soon became close to him and Harvey, and Lloyd in particular spoke up in favour of Dinah being officially adopted. Dinah later made it clear that she can't imagine anyone being more of a mother to her than Mrs Hunter, and even when [[spoiler:she believed she had a chance to reunite with her biological father, she made it clear that she still wanted to call Mr Hunter "Dad"]].
* HumbleHero: Dinah is relatively hesitant about showing off her intelligence at first, such as planning out where to make her mistakes in her initial test for the Headmaster.



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* TeenGenius TeenGenius: Dinah is often shown to have a wide range of knowledge and skills. While the only member of SPLAT vulnerable to the Headmaster's powers, she makes up for this weakness by generally being smart enough to deduce his latest scheme and work out how to counter it.



* HotBlooded

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* HotBloodedHotBlooded: Lloyd's main weakness as a leader is that he tends to get very hot-tempered, so he'll focus on trying to act rather than work out what exactly the Headmaster is trying to do.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Occasionally, such as in "The Prime Minister's Brain" where he programmed the Super Salamada to keep out anyone with the surname "Glass" but didn't anticipate that Dinah had been renamed Dinah Hunter after the Hunters adopted her so ended up getting in anyway.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Occasionally, such as in "The Prime Minister's Brain" where he programmed the Super Salamada to keep out anyone with the surname "Glass" but "Glass"; he didn't anticipate that Dinah had been renamed Dinah Hunter after the Hunters adopted her her, so ended up getting in anyway.



* EvilCannotComprehendGood: His complete rejection of emotion means that he cannot understand human gestures based on kindness or fun, allowing SPLAT to take him by surprise on occasion because he can't anticipate how they will react.



* EvilPrincipal: It quickly turns out he can hypnotize anyone who looks at him, causing the main character to join a group of students dedicated to opposing him. The later books avert this, by having him engage in wilder supervillain plots, like mind controlling the Prime Minister, and cloning people (albeit, [[ArtifactTitle not dropping the title]]).

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* EvilPrincipal: It quickly turns out he can hypnotize anyone who looks at him, causing the main character to join a group of students dedicated to opposing him. The later books avert this, by having him engage in wilder supervillain plots, like mind controlling attempting to gain access to the Prime Minister, and cloning people (albeit, [[ArtifactTitle not dropping the title]]).



* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets struck with this at the end of every story.
* LeanAndMean

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* LaserGuidedKarma: He gets struck with this at the end of every story.
story, his plan thwarted and forced to retreat.
* LeanAndMeanLeanAndMean: He is generally presented as tall and thin, but undeniably ruthless.



* NotSoAboveItAll: His scheme in ''Revenge Of The Demon Headmaster'' involved him becoming a KidsShowMascotParody which clashes somewhat with his serious and anti-fun demeanour.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: His scheme in ''Revenge Of The Demon Headmaster'' involved him becoming a KidsShowMascotParody which KidsShowMascotParody. This clashes somewhat with his serious and anti-fun demeanour.demeanour, but he explains that his plan is to inspire an obsession and then instigate riots by ensuring that there is no new merchandise available.



* PragmaticVillain: By his usual standards, his plan in ''Revenge of the Demon Headmaster'' went against his usual obsession with order as he deliberately planned to instigate riots and chaos. When Ian challenged him about the apparent contradiction, he clarified that he only dislikes such actions if they are "meaningless", and these planned riots would have a purpose of allowing him to step in and restore order by providing what people seek.



* WouldHurtAChild: He has often shown a willingness to hurt the members of SPLAT, ranging from ordering his other 'servants' to tear them apart as old dolls to having them wrapped up and shipped away as carpets.

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* WouldHurtAChild: He has often shown a willingness to hurt the members of SPLAT, ranging from ordering his other 'servants' "servants" to tear them apart as old dolls to having them wrapped up and shipped away as carpets.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: His scheme in "Revenge Of The Demon Headmaster" involved him becoming a KidsShowMascotParody which clashes somewhat with his serious and anti-fun demeanour.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: His scheme in "Revenge ''Revenge Of The Demon Headmaster" Headmaster'' involved him becoming a KidsShowMascotParody which clashes somewhat with his serious and anti-fun demeanour.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: His scheme in "Revenge Of The Demon Headmaster" involved him becoming a KidsShowMascotParody which clashes somewhat with his serious and anti-fun demeanour.
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* CoveredInGunge: His plan in the first book is ruined when Dinah covers him in goo. (pepper in the book)

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* CoveredInGunge: His plan in the tv version of the first book is ruined when Dinah covers him in goo. (pepper ([[PepperSneeze pepper]] in the book)


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* PepperSneeze: His plan in the first book is thwarted when Dinah covers him in pepper, making him sneeze.
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* CoveredInGunge: His plan in the first book is ruined when Dinah covers him in goo. (pepper in the books)

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* CoveredInGunge: His plan in the first book is ruined when Dinah covers him in goo. (pepper in the books)book)
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* CoveredInGunge: His plan in the first book is ruined when Dinah covers him in goo. (pepper in the books)
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* EvilPrincipal: It quickly turns out he can hypnotize anyone who looks at him, causing the main character to join a group of students dedicated to opposing him. The later books avert this, by having him engage in wilder supervillain plots, like mind controlling the Prime Minister, and cloning people (albeit, [[ArtifactTitle not dropping the title]]).
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! Rose Carter

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! Mary Rose Carter

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