History Characters / WitchMainCast

* SitcomArchnemesis: With Irma, without ever meaning any of it beyond playful banter.
* SizeShifter: One of her powers is to grow bigger. Few times their rivality went serious, the girls quickly realised [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling something was off]].

* MagicalGirlWarrior: A prominent non-anime example and probably the most recognisable in the Western world.

%%* ActionGirl: Even when they're not in Guardian form.

%%* MagicalGirlWarrior: A prominent non-anime example.

%%* {{Fangirl}}: Of Cobalt Blue.

%%* GagBoobs: To the point of getting {{Lampshaded}} by the ''Italian advertisement of the comics and the official site''.
%%* GenkiGirl: She's quite excitable, but loses to Hay Lin.

%%* ThePrankster: Her usual mindset is basically that of a {{Troll}}.

%%* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Cornelia's blue.

%%* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: In the form of Andrew Hornby.
%%* SitcomArchnemesis: With Cornelia, whom she calls "Corny."

%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cornelia.

%%* BattleCouple: With Caleb in the cartoon.
%%* BelligerentSexualTension: With Caleb in the cartoon.

%%* DefrostingIceQueen: Especially in the show.

%%* SitcomArchnemesis: With Irma.
* SizeShifter: One of her powers is to grow bigger.

%%* VitriolicBestBuds: With Irma.

%%* BigEater: Implied in "S is for Self".

%%* MotorMouth: Comes with being a GenkiGirl.

%%* NoIndoorVoice: She's not as bad as Irma though.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Prior to the point where Will's element in the TransformationSequence became "quintessence", it was variously heard as "it worked", "big hook", and various other odd phrases. Closed captioning programs had particular difficulty with it. It's changed so that it's audible as "the heart" eventually.

* SnarkKnight: Like Irma, Corny won't hesitate at her job of being a Guardian. She'll make snippy and witty one liners.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She's officially half-Asian, yet her skin tone is much darker than the full-blooded Asian Hay Lin and even the Latin Irma. Coincidentally or not, she has rastas in her Guardian form. [[spoiler:Tis might be meaningful given that she is adopted.]]

* MagicalGirlWarrior: A prominent non-anime example.

* ActionGirl: Even when they're not in Guardian form.

* {{Action Girl}}s: Even when they're not in Guardian form.

%%* BadassAdorable: They're all cuties protecting the worlds.

[[folder:As a whole]]
! W.I.T.C.H.

! Wilhelmina/Wilma "Will" Vandom

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Cornelia' s Girly Girl.

! Irma Lair

! Taranee Cook

! Cornelia Hale

! Hay Lin

->Voiced by: Liza Del Mundo

* AdaptationalModesty: A downplayed version. The animated series gave her tights with her outfit, where her legs showed in the comics.

* BeYourself: Taranee explicitly states in the cartoon version that she admires how Hay Lin is just herself, and doesn't care what other people think.

* TheBigGirl: Sometimes [[Comicbook/{{WITCH}} in the comic book]]. She also has previous martial arts knowledge, good enough to knock down a Capoeira practitioner.

* BreakTheCutie: She goes into a HeroicBSOD in "T is for Trauma". She got better.

* CloudCuckoolander: Much more apparent in the show, though she can [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]] just as easily as the others.

* ExtremelyProtectiveChild: She is ''very'' protective towards her grandmother.

* FriendToAllChildren: {{Implied}} in "F is for Facades" with her minor scene with Lillian, Cornelia's younger sister.

* HiddenDepths: The cartoon has Hay Lin reveal some self-esteem issues.

* IdenticalGrandson: Hay Lin is basically a pig-tailed wearing version of her grandma in her youth.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this dynamic with Caleb, who lives beneath her family's restaurant when he is on earth.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** In "T is for Trauma", Hay Lin isn't her usual cheerful, goofy, smiling self... she's quiet, frowning, depressed, and (at the end) ''very pissed off''. ''We'' know that if someone like Hay Lin can resort to this, that means that the BigBad ''went too far''.
** Like the other Guardians, [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism she becomes drunk with power]] in the New Power Arc and so overconfident that Yan Lin notices it's not like her.
* {{Otaku}}: Mostly in the comics, where she dreams of meeting aliens and has replicas of the [[Franchise/StarTrek Enterprise]].

* RaisedByGrandparents: Downplayed. Hay Lin had both of her parents in her life but she was also brought up by her paternal grandmother.

* AdaptationalBadass: A downplayed version. They have the same powers from the comics but are able to fly with their wings from the start.

* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: “Guardians, unite!” Said by Will when she holds the Heart of Kandrakar, right before they transform.

->Voiced by: Kelly Stables
->And, uh, lightning!

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Inverted. In the comics, Will's friends from Fadden Hills didn't really like and only hung out with her out of pity, she also had an arc dealing with her father returning and threatening to take Will away from Susan if he didn't get money. While the animated adaptation didn't confirm if the former happened, Will's relationship with her father is ''way'' better.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In the comics, Will's element was "absolute energy" which manifested itself in hot-pink blasts and shields. She also possessed empathy with animals and could turn herself invisible[[note]]All five Guardians could do this in the comics whereas in the show only Hay Lin could do it.[[/note]] In the show, Will's power is '''Quintessence''' which allows her to control electricity and communicate with machines.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the comics, Will's eyes were brown, but become ''red'' in the cartoon.
* AdaptationNameChange: A minor note. In the comics, her full name was "Wilhelmina". In the cartoon, it's never outright confirmed, but is implied to be "Wilma" instead.

* BadassNormal: She is the only guardian without ElementalPowers in season 1. It's not until the third episode of season 2 that her powers over Quintessence start to manifest. Averted in the comic, where she has those powers from the start.

* BookDumb: Especially math. A "C" grade is pretty good for her, according to Hay Lin.

* CharacterDevelopment:
** From the TV series -- By season 2, Will was able ''[[spoiler:to effortlessly manipulate Phobos]]''. She has even has tone down a lot of her HotBlooded tendencies.
** From the comics -- Will finally finding out how much of a jerk her father is, is what starts her not being so angry at her mother anymore and their relationship improves.
* CharacterTics: In the cartoon, Will blows up her hair in frustration.
* TheChessmaster: Has a stint in the second season of the cartoon, and actually succeeded at [[spoiler: playing Phobos like a fiddle]]. If only [[spoiler: Cedric]] hadn't seen that coming and decided to try his luck as the conqueror of the world...

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In the animated series. ''Usually'' not RedEyesTakeWarning, but if you hit her BerserkButton enough...
* ElementNumberFive: Quintessence in the show, pretty much the same thing but used as LifeEnergy and ShockAndAwe.
* EmbarrassingNickname: The cartoon reveals that her mother calls her, "Pink Perky Poopy Pumpkin".

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: But in the second season she gains [[ShockAndAwe lightning]] and technopathic skills. Plus, the show Guardians can only transform when Will uses the Heart of [=Kandrakar=].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Shown more in the comics. Will often has doubts over her physical appearance, and has said on more than one occasion that she doesn't consider herself beautiful.

* LightningCanDoAnything: In its most basic form, the Quintessence power just shoots lightning. But it can also animate nonliving things, bring life to technology, giving them their own personalities, turn astral drops into real, living beings, and quite a few other things.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It was her decision not to tell Elyon that the girls were Guardians and Elyon was the lost princess of Meridian, which ultimately allowed Phobos to manipulate Elyon for half the season after telling her the truth and showing her that her friends had been keeping secrets/lying. Cornelia gave her quite a bit of crap over it.
* NotAMorningPerson: Frequently in the comics and the supplementary materials mention it, too. Not as much in the show, but the European opening shows her being awoke by her alarm and immediately falling back into bed.
* NotSoDifferent: With Nerissa. Both are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, even if it's morally wrong (especially in regards to Nerissa).

* ShockAndAwe: Cartoon only. In season two, Will is finally granted her own elemental ability of Quintessence (also referred to as Aether). Quintessence manifests itself in whitish blue lightning, which she can use to animate inanimate objects, fire offensive lightning bolts and produce a full body pulse, shockwave or discharge of electrical power and energy. In addition, her powers grant her the ability to talk to electrical appliances.

* SpiderSense:
** In the comicbooks, Will gets dizzy whenever something of dark magic is in motion or near her.
** Will was able to detect Nerissa's location in "F is for Facades", after the woman used her Quintessesnce powers.

* {{Technopath}}: Also has a strong connection to appliances.

* TookALevelInBadass: In the first season of the show, she had a mostly passive participation in battles, with her key contribution being that she was the source of the girls' transformations. In season 2, she gains the ability to control electricity and control inanimate objects allowing her to be more active in fights.

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She also doesn't take threats against her boyfriend well. At all. Shagon played this up in the animated series to make her hate him by insinuating he'd done something to Matt [[spoiler: which was true, FromACertainPointOfView]].

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Averted in the comics as her power is PureEnergy, sort of played straight in the show as she has no offensive powers in the first season.

->Voiced by: Creator/CandiMilo

* AdaptationalCurves: In the comics, Irma was slightly chubby. In the animated series, she's as skinny as her friends.
* AdaptationalSexuality: Creator/GregWeisman claims that the animated version of the character is a lesbian, and she noticeably lacks a romantic interest. The comic counterpart has a boyfriend, however, and even in the show Irma expresses clear interest in Andrew Hornby, which would make her bisexual rather than a lesbian.
* AdaptationalWimp: Unlike in the comics, the cartoon version of Irma is only able to manipulate water in its liquid state. This becomes critical in "N is for Narcissist", when she is left completely helpless after Tridart freezes her hands solid.

* BigSisterInstinct: When Nerissa tricks Irma into thinking Will caused a stunt that could've gotten Chris hurt, Irma is genuinely angered.

* BreakTheHaughty: In "G is for Garbage" and "L is for Loser", Irma's temper and selfishness almost causes her to lose Blunk and Martin's friendships. Both episodes have her undergo CharacterDevelopment, as she comes to deeply regret her actions and tries to make a genuine effort to be forgiven.
* CharacterDevelopment: In the TV series, Irma is learning to control her temper and more negative attributes. And while she has a ways to go, she ''is'' making progress.

* DeadpanSnarker: Irma is prone to making sarcastic quips, be it when she is joking with her friends or facing life-or-death situations. This is best exemplified in "V is for Victory", where her reaction to Nerissa imprisoning the original guardians is to calmly remark that "(the prison) must be getting pretty crowded".
* EmbarrassingNickname: Her mother still calls her the nicknames she had when she was a baby.

* HairTriggerTemper: She has shown to have bad control over her temper in the TV series. On two occasions, it made her say some terrible things to her friends, Blunk and Martin. She learns to try and control it in "O is for Obedience".

* ItsAllAboutMe: Shows an egocentric attitude in "O is for Obedience", but seems to have gotten over it by the end.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Irma is self-centered and sometimes speaks before thinking, but is willing to admit her mistakes and has a noble heart.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Even more so in the show, Irma was the most psyched to be a Guardian.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics, Anna is Irma's stepmother, but the cartoon makes her Irma's biological mother instead. Additionally, Irma and Chris are still siblings in the cartoon, but are now consanguineous.

->Voiced by: Miss Kittie

* TenMinuteRetirement: In the comic, she gets increasingly frustrated with her life as a Guardian and comes to feel that she's being manipulated and used by the Oracle, and as such she quits the team, stays out of action and refuses to use her powers for several issues (though she still hangs out with the other girls and helps provide cover stories and alibies when needed). Her place on the team is temporarily filled by Orube, a warrior woman from the planet Basiliade, though the Oracle and the other girls make it clear to Taranee that she is welcome back on the team at any time.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: While she was reserved in the comics, her cartoon counterpart became even nerdier, shyer, and a full-on NervousWreck.
* AffectionateNickname: Called "sugar plum" by her father in the cartoon.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She's oficially half-Asian, yet her skin tone is much darker than the full-blooded Asian Hay Lin and even the Latin Irma. Coincidentally or not, she has rastas in her Guardian form. [[spoiler:Tis might be meaningful given that she is adopted.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: Especially in the show where she starts out as timid and fearful and eventually becomes a bona-fide badass and a rebellious teenager.
* CowardlyLion: In the cartoon version. Taranee gets scared easily when doing her guardian duties. [[CharacterDevelopment She grows out of it]].

* {{Goth}}: {{Invoked}} in the TV series. Her way of trying to not be a "good girl". Until Nigel tells her that's what he likes about her.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: In "A is for Anonymous" she fears that no more Guardian life means she'll become an "anonymous wallflower" again. Her best friends prove her wrong.

* WreathedInFlames: Her zenith form as shown in "Z is for Zenith".

->Voiced by: Christel Khalil

* AdaptationalJerkass: Cornelia is still a hero in the cartoon, but was more abrasive and rude, especially to the newcomer Will. [[CharacterDevelopment Thankfully,]] [[TookALevelInKindness she gets better.]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Cornelia in the TV show, who is a [[ProudBeauty proud]] AlphaBitch bordering on ValleyGirl before undergoing CharacterDevelopment, is ''very'' different from Cornelia in the comics, who is a mature, [[TheOjou refined young lady]] [[SilkHidingSteel who is more firm than her appearance lets on.]]

* AlphaBitch: In the show, she starts off as a rude and overly vain SpoiledBrat who is more prone to insult Will before her CharacterDevelopment. She eventually evolves into a nicer LovableAlphaBitch (in the comics she was a LovableAlphaBitch from the beginning).

* BigSisterBully: Cornelia could be a little meaner than she had to toward Lilian. [[spoiler: When it was revealed in "U is for Undivided" that Lilian was the Heart of Earth,]] Cornelia's attitude changed. By the end of the season 2 finale, Cornelia might have averted this trope.
* BigSisterInstinct: Even though she finds Lillian annoying, Cornelia is very protective of her sister. And Nerissa coming after her sister ''really'' pisses her off.
* BigSisterMentor: [[spoiler: She will become this to Lillian since she is the Heart of Earth, and Cornelia is the Earth Guradian.]]
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: More so in the cartoon, where she's more selfish, bratty, and boy-crazy than in the comics.
* BreakTheHaughty: Learned how her arrogant and selfish attitude almost made her suffer from them in the TV series, specifically in "F is for Facades" and "N is for Narcissist".

* ButtMonkey: In the TV show. If one of the guardians screws up, chances are Cornelia's the one hit in the face, or drenched in water, or otherwise screwed.
* CharacterDevelopment: In the TV series, she becomes nicer as the show goes on. In Season 2 especially she loses a lot of her narcissism, selfishness, and meanness.
* CoolBigSis: Downplayed. When she's not fighting or being a BigSisterBully with Lillian, Cornelia acts very sweet and friendly to her sister.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Irma, please stop calling her "Corny" (in the comic).

* TheFightingNarcissist: Mostly in "N is for Narcissist", but later grows out of the "narcissist" part.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: She has a connection to plants, even being able to communicate with them, or "green speak".

* {{Irony}}: Water's her biggest fear and she has plant powers. Plants can easily suck up water with their roots.

* TheLancer: If someone's going to argue with Will, it's usually going to be her. When they're on the same page, though, Cornelia will back her up as much as the others.
* LogicalWeakness: In the cartoon, Cornelia's powers heavily depend on a pre-existing source of earth, since she is the only guardian who cannot generate her own element at will. In "N is for Narcissist", she outright tells her friends that she can do nothing to help since the current arena has no soil for her to manipulate. In "V is for Victory", Cornelia's only contribution in the main battle is to cover her opponent in algae, reasoning that, since they are fighting above a pool, she has to "work with what (she) has".

* MostCommonSuperpower: Mostly in the cartoon, especially in the episode "N is for Narcissist". In the comic, being the only one actually happy with her body shape, her Guardian form is the flattest.
* {{Narcissist}}: Subverted in "N is for Narcissist". Most of the episode has Cornelia showering herself with praise, much to her friends' annoyance. However, come the end of the episode, she takes full responsibility for her irresponsible actions, showing that she is capable of acknowledging that she is far from perfect.
-->'''Cornelia:''' I'm not just pretty, I'm ''gorgeous''!
* NotSoDifferent: With Irma. Both are stubborn and can be insensitive at times, but are [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With A Heart Of Gold]]. They also go through BreakTheHaughty moments in the cartoon version.

* PoisonousPerson: In "J is for Jewel", Cornelia creates giant flowers whose toxic pollen incapacitates Raythor and the Tracker.

* TookALevelInKindness: After going through a lot of BreakTheHaughty moments, Corny starts to be more sensitive, understanding, and basically matured a lot.

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She does not react kindly towards anyone attacking Caleb and will hunt down just about anyone who threatens him. Justified in that, by the end of the series, her boyfriend is the only main character without superpowers going up against their very powerful, very magical, enemies.

* WhatTheHellHero: When Phobos tells Elyon the truth about her origins and manipulates her into a FaceHeelTurn, Cornelia gives Will quite a bit of crap over it, since it was Will's decision to keep Elyon LockedOutOfTheLoop in the first place.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Cornelia is terrified of water.

* ZettaiRyouiki: S-grade in her New Power form. Somehow, she manages to pull it off with a ''long'' skirt (loincloth-style) and a verytable mane of hair between the twin tails.

* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu: Has prior martial arts training, and can at least defend herself. Later complements it with Capoeira.

* AdaptationalCurves: In the comics, Irma was chubby. In the animated series, she's as skinny as her friends.
* AdaptationalSexuality: Creator/GregWeisman claims that the animated version of the character is a lesbian, and she noticeably lacks a romantic interest. The comic counterpart has a boyfriend, however, and even in the show Irma expresses clear interest in Andrew Hornby, which would make her bisexual rather than a lesbian. She could also be uncertain, as would be expected of a 13 to 15-year old.

* BigEater: Sometimes in the comics and she does have a definite sweet-tooth.
* BigFun: Irma was slightly chubby in the comics, DependingOnTheArtist.

* BookDumb: More from laziness than anything.
* BreakTheHaughty: Most seen in "G is for Garbage" and "L is for Loser", which makes her almost lose two of her friends.
* BrutalHonesty: Sometimes in the comic, which lands her in trouble in delicate situations.

* CharmPerson: One of her powers is some kind of mind control.

* FunPersonified: The most willing to make her Guardian duty as fun as possible.
* GagBoobs: To the point of getting {{Lampshaded}} by the ''Italian advertisement of the comics and the official site''.
* GenkiGirl: She's quite excitable, but loses to Hay Lin.
* AGirlAndHerX: A Girl And Her Turtle. In the comics, Irma has a pet turtle, Leafy, who she tells all her secrets to.

* TheHeart: Sometimes [[{{ComicBook/WITCH}} in the comic book]].
* HappilyAdopted: In the comics her birth mother is missing since she was a child, with Anna Lair adopting her after marrying her father. Though between their close relationship and [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals how similar they look]], one wouldn't even suspect it if it hadn't been mentioned in a couple occasions.
* HotBlooded: Irma is probably worse than Will.
* AnIcePerson: Not in personality, but because she has control over water, Irma also has the ability to freeze (and unfreeze) anything she wants.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Somewhat self-centered and sometimes speaks before thinking. But, is willing to admit her mistakes and has a noble heart.

* LifeOfTheParty: Knows how to throw a party.

* ThePrankster: Her usual mindset is basically that of a {{Troll}}.

* ReallyGetsAround: A non-sexual version (thankfully) as she's had the most romances in the comics. Not at the same time, mind you.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation:
** Played straight with Anna. In the comics, she and Anna were step-parent/step-child, but are biological mother and daughter in the cartoon.
** Downplayed with Chris. They're still siblings in the cartoon, but now share the same mother unlike the comics.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Cornelia's blue.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics, she and Anna were step-mother and step-daughter. The cartoon has them as biological mother and daughter.
* ShockJock: Known in the show as: "Lair on the Air"!
* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: In the form of Andrew Hornby.
* SitcomArchnemesis: With Cornelia, whom she calls "Corny."

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Irma's name is usually spelled "Erma".
* SpicyLatina: Never explicitly said in the comics but her fashion sense and accent in the cartoon (which she shares with her brother and mother) seem to hint at this.

* WaterIsWomanly: Averted. She's the guardian of water but is more of a prankster and a tomboy.

* AdaptationalSexuality: Creator/GregWeisman [[WordOfGay claims]] that the animated version of the character is a lesbian, and she noticeably lacks a romantic interest. The comic counterpart has a boyfriend, however, and even in the show Irma expresses clear interest in Andrew Hornby, which would make her bisexual rather than a lesbian. She could also be uncertain, as would be expected of a 13 to 15-year old.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cornelia.
* WaterIsWomanly: Downplayed. She's the guardian of water but is more of a prankster and a tomboy.

* NiceGirl: Despite some of their flaws, all of the girls are brave, loyal, and will fight against anyone who does wrong: Be it either human bullies or more superhuman versions of bullies.

** Girly LovableAlphaBItch Cornelia is often TheLancer to the tomboyish but doubtful leader Will.

%%* AlphaBitch: In the show. In the comics she started out as the LovableAlphaBitch.

%%* BrattyTeenageDaughter: More so in the cartoon and even then begins to grow out of it.

%%* TheOjou: In the original comics.

%%* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Irma's red. This is the main source of their conflicts.
%%* RichBitch: More in the show, though she has her moments in the comics.

%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Will and Irma's Tomboy.

%%* ValleyGirl: Starts off this way in the TV show. It becomes downplayed as it goes on, particularly in the second season.

* DeadpanSnarker: They all have their moments with Irma as the most sarcastic and Hay Lin as the least.

* DeadpanSnarker: Not so much at first, but moreso as the series goes on.

* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: Generally downplayed; all the five girls have DeadpanSnarker tendencies, but she's probably the ''least'' snarky of the group. She still qualifies to some extent though, since she ''does'' have a good sense of humor (especially in the comics).

* DeadpanSnarker: Easily the snarkiest of the girls.

* WingsDoNothing: Initially their wings are useless in the comics.

* HappilyAdopted: In the comics her birth mother is missing since she was a child, with Anna Lair adopting her after marrying her father. Though between their close relationship and [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividual how similar they look]], one wouldn't even suspect it if it hadn't been mentioned in a couple occasions.