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[[folder: The Judges]]

* CommandRoster: Most of the judge characters fulfill roles within this.
* NobleFugitive: The resistance is just trying to figure out what happened in The Switch.

!! '''Dr. Genevieve 'Gene' Hawkins'''
[[quoteright:131:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gene_bust_3671.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://hipster-coyote.deviantart.com Hipster-Coyote]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Gene-Hawkins-317712735 Reference]]
->The leader of the resistance against Regent Black and his regime, and the inventor of the device used to bring the competitors to Phaeton. Before The Switch, she was the Chief Scientist in several government-owned labs.

* TheCaptain: See Rebel Leader below
* GoodRunningEvil: The end goal of Gene's plan.
* TheLeader: Teetering between Types I and II
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: It's not clear what her scientific field of expertise is/was, if she has/had one.
* RebelLeader: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. The founder and leader of the resistance against Regent Black, as well as the one every other contestant and judge within the resistance reports to, and follows the orders of.
* StoicSpectacles: A rare female example.

!! '''Alvaro'''
[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alvaro_bust_9018.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://venomouswolf.deviantart.com Venomouswolf]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Alvaro-Reference-315315276 Reference]]
->Before The Switch, he was a detective; now he's a spy (through his [[MasterOfDisguise mastery of disguising himself]]) for the resistance. And he's [[TheAce damn good at it.]] Not much else is known about his past, though.

* ArtificialLimbs: His left arm. No-one else is supposed to know this, however.
* MasterActor: All part of being a...
* MasterOfDisguise: [[AllThereInTheManual It's in his description.]]
* NiceHat
* OnlyOneName: He has no surname. [[FridgeLogic It's not even known/explained if Alvaro is his forename...]]
* UnlimitedWardrobe: The disguises and possible combinations of items to create NEW disguises is huge; he can even make himself [[DisguisedInDrag look like a woman.]] [[AttractiveBentGender Disturbingly so.]]

!! '''Philip Grode'''
[[quoteright:213:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/philip_bust_4824.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://stephi-jk.deviantart.com stephi-JK]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Philip-Reference-316478640 Reference]]
->Head Medic within the resistance, Philip was a military surgeon. On the day of The Switch, he was attending a funeral with some of the top brass in Phaeton's military. He briefly stepped inside to make a quick call, only to be hurled against the ceiling, and watch helplessly as his comrades, friends and bosses hurtled off into the sky.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: See his description above. Yeeeeesh.
* FunnyAnimal: He's a walking talking ant-eater.
* TheMedic: Pretty much.
* TheStoic: Considering what he's been through, you can't really blame him.

!! '''Mathias Reiner'''
[[quoteright:226:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mathias_bust_4247.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://reidobiwa.deviantart.com ReidoBiwa]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Mathias-Reiner-320795697 Reference]]
->A young man known for his prowess in guns and once a member of the government's artillery, Mathias is fast and destructive on the battlefield. He was quite the loner before The Switch and, when it happened, he only barely avoided falling into the sky along with many others.

* BlindWeaponMaster: See Handicapped Badass.
* DisabilitySuperpower: His blindness meant he had to train his ears to guide him instead.
* {{Gunslinger}} His main weapons are [[WeaponOfChoice a pistol and a rifle.]]
* HandicappedBadass: He may be blind, but he's lethal with a gun.
* LittleBitBeastly: Mathias is part-lion.
* TheStoic: Even before The Switch.

!! '''Lulah Paz'''
[[quoteright:135:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lulah_bust_4000.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://huoryu.deviantart.com Huoryu]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Lulah-reference-sheet-317253675 Reference]]
->A young postal worker in Phaeton that carries messages around for the resistance. Thanks to the yet unknown properties of the planet, Lulah's fascination for the city and her sens of exploration grew through the years. She eventually became the youngest member of the postal service of the city that still plays an important role in their society. Her main job is express delivery, meaning that she must deliver her packages as soon as possible and through routes that some vehicles cannot access.

* BuildingSwing: She does a lot of these every day.
* {{Courier}}: Her main job.
* GrapplingHookPistol: She has to get around somehow...
* LeParkour: ...if and when she isn't using this.
* UnstoppableMailman: This girl IS going to get your mail to you.

!! '''Alex Petricov'''
[[quoteright:238:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alex_bust_7476.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://irish-hugz.deviantart.com irish-hugz]]
->[[http://irish-hugz.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Alex-Petricov-320334586 Reference]]
->A scout, explorer and scavenger for the resistance. Alex is a friendly sort of person, finding enjoyment in socializing with others and sharing what he's discovered while scavenging. He has the most fun, though, mixing and testing his own dynamite, which comes in very handy when clearing debris and finding ways into the buildings he explores. He doesn't like talking about his life pre-Switch. When asked, he'll dodge the question and change the subject. Others have been able to glean a few things from him with casual conversation, but not much else.

* AmbiguousGender: Alex answers to both 'he' and 'she'; what gender Alex actually is, is [[DependingOnTheWriter left entirely to the entrants.]]
* [[EverythingsBetterWithX Everything's Better With Explosions]]
* RocketBoots: Well, rocket SHOES, really, but even so.
* StuffBlowingUp: All that dynamite's gonna get put to use one way or another...
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Yes Alex, you probably CAN blow that thing up. But WHO THE HELL TAUGHT YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN DYNAMITE?!
* TrickedOutShoes: ...They have rocket thrusters in them. Need I say more?

!! '''Oscar'''
[[quoteright:99:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oscar_bust_1931.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://captainflip.deviantart.com captainflip]]
->[[http://captainflip.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Oscar-Reference-315292081 Reference]]
-> A young man working for the resistance. His only known concrete skill is following orders really well... and that's about it, so far as we know.

* AngstWhatAngst: For the most part, this applies. [[SubvertedTrope Just don't bring up Woodstock.]]
* TheDitz: "IQ: [[RuleOfFunny Questionable]]"
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Oscar" is apparently a nickname given to him by a friend.
* OnlyOneName: Oscar.
* ThePollyanna: The only thing that gets Oscar down is talking about his pet dog, Woodstock, whom he lost in The Switch.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Enemy]]

* GovernmentConspiracy: Exactly WHY do the government want to imprison anyone who tries to investigate The Switch?
* {{Masquerade}}: [[BlatantLies Everything's okay, citizens of Phaeton. We aren't hiding anything from you at all.]]

!! '''Dr. Regent Black'''
[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/regent_bust_8002.jpg]]
->Creator: [[http://hipster-coyote.deviantart.com Hipster-Coyote]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Regent-Black-341117911 Reference]]
-> The current ruler of Phaeton, Regent grabbed power in the wake of The Switch, and the subsequent loss of Phaeton's government. The people trust him as a whole, because he hasn't made any mistakes (at least, none that the public know about). Not much is known about him; resistance agents have attempted background checks, but have thus far found nothing, and have been caught shortly afterwards. He controls the Polis, and directs them against the resistance.

* BigBad: Despite his regime, DependingOnTheWriter, he might not actually be this. Although...
* DependingOnTheWriter: ...most of his entire character is up in the air for the contestants to fill in the creative blanks.
* TheMan: See Big Bad.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Crosses over with FashionVictimVillain - he has an extensive wardrobe of various forms of formal attire.

!! '''The Polis'''
->Creator: [[http://hipster-coyote.deviantart.com Hipster-Coyote]]
-> The embodiment of Regent's will within the city of Phaeton. No-one knows exactly how big the Polis is, or what their definitive uniform is, but this doesn't matter usually; if they come, they're instantly known to be [[BuffySpeak the people to run away from very quickly in a direction that leads to somewhere that isn't towards them.]]

* DependingOnTheArtist: There is no set official uniform for the Polis; it's up to the contestant creators to decide what the Polis look like.
* {{Mooks}}: They usually fall into this category; the contestants have to plough through SOMETHING when it's not one another.
* PraetorianGuard: As well as policing Phaeton, they serve as THE obstacle between the resistance and Regent.
* StateSec: A complete summary of what they do in Phaeton, minus the above.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Contestants]]

* GambitPileup: [[BigDamnHeroes Some characters are in the resistance to]] [[SavingTheWorld help,]] some are in for [[ItAmusedMe their]] [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste own]] [[EvilPlan reasons,]] [[RefusalOfTheCall and some refuse to join at all once in Phaeton, because they never wanted to be there]] [[TheresNoPlaceLikeHome in the first place.]]
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A very apt description for the recruited contestants while they're in the city.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Due to [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters the sheer variety in appearance, abilities and moralities of the contestants,]] not to mention the fact that they'll be fighting each other at some point, this does tend to happen.

!! '''Cottus & Hector'''
->Creator: [[http://nonetoon.deviantart.com NoneToon]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Cottus-reference-315743711 Reference]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Hector.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Inverted with Cottus; his clothes are symmetrical (due to being all one colour and style), but his actual body isn't.
* {{Flight}}: Hector's main ability.
* LazyBum: Hector, SO VERY MUCH. The only thing he brought to Phaeton was a PILLOW, so he could drop off to sleep any time he wanted.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hector might love to play pranks and generally snark off at people, he's quite loyal to Cottus (especially after hearing about his mother).
* KryptoniteFactor: Water against Hector.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Cottus is a Type 1, most of the time. [[CharacterDevelopment He's getting better, though.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: Cottus.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Hector absolutely ''hates'' water. He can't fly if he's wet, either.

!! '''Rattle'''
->Creator: [[http://rattledmachine.deviantart.com RattledMachine]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-RATTLE-329256137 Reference]]

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Rattle's species don't seem to wear clothes, but despite being largely close to human biologically, they don't seem to have nipples or genitals. At least, not obviously.
* FrameUp: His audition round shows him about to suffer punishment for a crime he didn't commit.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Can change his height and outward biology at will, though he only has two forms. In his larger form, his human features are more defined and normal-looking.

!! '''Darwin'''
->Creator: [[http://nyaph.deviantart.com Nyaph]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Darwin-ref-sheet-334906860 Reference]]

* TheBlank: Darwin actually doesn't have a face; an electronic display is in its place. Darwin's expressions come from...
** ExpressiveMask: ...which can display any expression they choose.
* {{Intangibility}}: Darwin has a limited example of this; they can phase through matter, but only for around 6 inches and if there's a living thing on the other side. Other living things just go straight through them.
* NoBiologicalSex: Though Darwin is referred to interchangeably as "he" and "she" in their reference sheet, they don't have any actual gender.
* NoIAmBehindYou: Darwin has the ability to phase through living beings, so this is inevitable.
* TheQuietOne: Can talk, but prefers not to.

!! '''Ravin Mirage & July'''
->Creators: [[http://dragol.deviantart.com dragol]] (of July) & [[http://raxion.deviantart.com Raxion]] (of Ravin)
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Switch-OCT-July-323170789 July Reference]] & [[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/RavinRef-329257975 Ravin Reference]]

* ArmCannon: July has [[{{BFG}} one of these,]] but she much prefers [[{{Handguns}} handguns,]] and her cannon uses up a LOT of her energy.
* CheshireCatGrin: Ravin has an excellent one.
* DealWithTheDevil: Ravin's unbreakable pinky-promises. While they don't provide the other party with instant riches or powers, they do create an unbreakable alliance.
* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: July.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Both, to an extent. Ravin's are more obvious.
* ItAmusedMe: Ravin's basic motivation for most of the things she does.
* MasterOfIllusion: Ravin.
* MindRape: Don't break a pinky-promise with Ravin, don't look in her eyes and whatever you do ''DON'T'' go to the Hedge.
-->'''Reference Sheet:''' ''Sanity grows back, right?''
* NiceHat: July has a schoolgirl's beret; Ravin has a cap with some odd sigil marked on it.
* PortalDoor: Ravin can create these from any existing doorway. They lead to the Hedge.
* RobotGirl: July.
** [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots This is so very literal as a basic description.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: JEEZ, July...
* TheSnarkKnight: ''July will hate you, no matter who you are.''
* TheTrickster: Ravin. CONSTANTLY.

!! '''James "Jim" Elliot & Cherry Chapel'''
->Creators: [[http://rougefetus.deviantart.com rougeFetus]] & [[http://b-marble.deviantart.com b-marble]] respectively
->[[http://rougefetus.deviantart.com/art/TheSwitchRef-JIM-330835333?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=13 Jim Reference]] & [[http://b-marble.deviantart.com/art/switch-OCT-cherry-chapel-335977041?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=4 Cherry Reference]]

* BadassLongcoat: Jim.
* EverythingIsBetterWithExplosions: Jim doesn't know a thing about dynamite, aside from the fact that it's fun.
* GagBoobs: ...Having a corset doesn't help this matter, Cherry.
* GeniusDitz: Cherry may have been able to build an interdimensional teleporter, a jetpack, and a grappling gun in a backwater Southern U.S. setting, but that doesn't mean she knows how the science that they come with works.
* GrapplingHookPistol: As mentioned above (though to be fair, it's pretty big, and is used in a manner similar to a rifle, so it's more realistic in that sense)...
* {{Jetpack}}: ...along with this.
* JerkAss: Jim just doesn't get on with ANYONE aside from Cherry, and even then he's not all that nice to her.
* LoveHurts: Even before he fell in love with Cherry.
--> ''Being heart broken and confused, Jim took up an outlet to drown all his misery in: getting DRUNK AND BANGING SLUTS. And trying to make everyone around him as miserable as he is of course!''
* NiceHat: Jim.
* SirSwearsALot: Jim.
* SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness: ...Where the HELL do you put Jim?! He's never been seen actively killing people for their blood, nor has he been seen biting people, but he's a complete asshole.

!! '''Kiff & Conscience'''
->Creator: [[http://fyrecalla.deviantart.com Fyrecalla]]
->[[http://fyrecalla.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Kiff-and-Conscience-reference-339546080?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=15 Reference]]

* AnimateInanimateObject: Conscience is a living doll.
* BadassAdorable: Look at Conscience. She's tiny, with super cute hair and ears and face, and has little stubby limbs... but those fangs. And that temper. And that hammer. You do NOT want to be in her way.
* CrowbarCombatant: Kiff.
-->[[AllThereInTheManual '''Reference Sheet: He begins with a crowbar.''']]
* ICallItVera: [[MeaningfulName "Outlet"]] the hammer.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Subverted: Kiff may be savvy, and Conscience may be energetic, but they're not exactly pairing bait.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Kiff and Conscience don't really seem to get on, but you can tell they're both looking out for one another and trying to work together.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: A very apt AND LITERAL example with Conscience; Outlet is her only worldly possession.

!! '''Nym'''
->Creator: [[http://marionettedolly.deviantart.com MarionetteDolly]]
->[[http://marionettedolly.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Nym-342035081 Reference]]

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His imagination colours his reality so much it's untrue.
* CuteMute: Upon arriving in Phaeton, he lost the ability to speak anything other than dog toy.
* NiceHat
* RuleOfFunny: This justifies most of Nym's thought processes, actions, and even the fact that his hat bobbles seem to float.
** They're actually attached by very fine wire, but even so...
* UndeadChild: Nym is 14. And a walking corpse stuffed with straw.
* UndeathlyPallor: His skin and hair are grey.
* WrittenSoundEffect: "Squeak!"
** [[RuleOfFunny This is also the only noise/word he can make in Phaeton]] [[HilarityEnsues to communicate.]]

!! '''Helios Daima & Luthiah Ito'''
->Creators: [[http://nevermoregingitsune.deviantart.com NevermoreGingitsune]] & [[http://eldendgha.deviantart.com eldendgha]]
->[[http://eldendgha.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Helios-and-Luthiah-344081187?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=10 Reference]]

* ActualPacifist: Helios has taken an oath never to hurt another living being.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Luthiah.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: With [[DualWielding two scimitars]] and a [[ArcherArchetype bow with arrows,]] [[ChoiceOfTwoWeapons Luthiah's certainly prepared.]]
* HealingHands: Helios' only ability. [[TheAce He's REALLY GOOD at it, though.]]
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: [[SarcasmMode One look at the reference sheet, and you'll be SOOO confused as to which is which.]]
* SinisterScimitar: Subverted; Luthiah is actually a really nice guy with good intentions. He just happens to use scimitars.
* SquishyWizard: Though his main (and only) magical sort of ability is healing, Helios is still physically weaker than most people.
* WhiteMagic: Helios' healing falls into this. His chest even glows white while he's doing it.

!! '''Dantalia Albion & Lisa Portabella'''
->Creators: [[http://castilen.deviantart.com/ castilen]] & [[http://dalmonite.deviantart.com/ Dalmonite]] respectively
->[[http://castilen.deviantart.com/art/TheSwitchOct-Ref-dantalia-320328678 Dantalia Reference]] & [[http://dalmonite.deviantart.com/art/Switch-Lisa-ref-320375632 Lisa Reference]]

* ActionGirl: As a lieutenant in her world's military, Dantalia has seen her fair share of action.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Dantalia takes a long time to warm up to most people.
* DualWielding: Dantalia's swords. And...
* FlamingSword: This happens when she channels her fire magic through them.
* {{Flight}}: The cockroach wings Dantalia has allow her to do this, but only really for short bursts; anything too long or sustained tires her out quickly.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Dantalia is part-cockroach, as a result of a chemical fire.
* KnifeNut: Lisa, upon entering a "bad trip". She keeps them in her sleeves.
* MushroomSamba: The mushrooms in the back of Lisa's head periodically put her into a good or bad trip, which she can spread to others by breathing spores on them.
* NiceHat: Dantalia's officer cap.
* PlayingWithFire: Dantalia is a pyromancer.
* ReluctantPsycho - Lisa is plenty aware of the mushrooms on her head causing her trips (the monsters), but she is powerless to stop it, and at best can only hide herself where she can’t harm anyone.
* SweetTooth: Lisa loves, loves, loves, loves, LOVES sweets.

!! '''Anorak'''
->Creator: [[http://rirth.deviantart.com rirth]]
->[[http://rirth.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Anorak-Reference-321244850 Reference]]

* CuteGiant: He's over 7', and super fluffy.
* EnergyAbsorption: His claws can store electricity.
* OneWingedAngel: A more heroically-aligned example, but Anorak's Pure Spirit Form serves as a great example of this.
* PinocchioSyndrome: His main quest is to try and find a way to become human.
* SuperMode: See One Winged Angel
* SweetTooth: Anorak LOVES sweet things, like donuts and candy.
* WolverineClaws: And HUGE ones at that. They also help channel his energy, can repair themselves, and can conduct and store electricity. They don't retract, though.

!! '''Hydrolus & Cass'''
->Creator: [[http:///mariannefosho.deviantart.com Mariannefosho]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Hydrolus-and-Cass-328470175 Reference]]

* AGodAmI: Hydrolus. Justified in that he is as good as, on his homeworld.
* BerserkButton: Hydrolus has a LOT of these. A good few are to do with not giving him the treatment/respect he feels he deserves.
* ElementalPowers: Hydrolus has a couple of these.
** AnIcePerson: As part of his power over water, he can create and manipulate ice.
** MakingASplash: Manipulation of water at will in all its states of matter, including vapor (he even carries around a large vat of water, ready to use if he isn't drinking it to survive)
* JerkAss: ...Hydrolus, you may be a god, but that doesn't mean you can be a dick.
* MortalityEnsues: Upon arriving to Phaeton, Hydrolus has lost a lot of his power, and even some of his {{Immortality}}. He still largely commands water, and [[GravityMaster even gravity to a degree]], but he only has eternal youth, and can be killed through other standard means.
* PhysicalGod: Hydrolus is the equivalent of a deity, of water, death and gravity on his own world.
* LovableRogue: Cass.

!! '''Hermia Matillah'''
->Creator: [[http://fastanddelicious.deviantart.com/ FastAndDelicious]]
->[[http://fastanddelicious.deviantart.com/art/Character-Ref-Hermia-Matillah-331267092 Reference]]

* ActionGirl: Due to being hunted for her magic, Hermia has had to rely on herself a lot of the time.
* CursedWithAwesome: Hermia has the power to absorb and use magic; a skill that is shunned in her homeworld.
** IJustWantToBeNormal: She'd get rid of it if she could.
* EnergyAbsorption: One of her primary magic abilities.
* MagicStaff: Her weapon of choice. It has magnets on both ends and "gravitational capabilities".
* NobleFugitive: See Cursed With Awesome
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted;]] her hair is actually black, but her creator's style means that her hair only LOOKS blue.

!! '''XIXIIX and Mecre-Disa'''
->Creator: [[http://1stw.deviantart.com/ 1STW]]
->[[http://1stw.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-oct-XIXIIX-and-Mecre-Disa-ref-339243225 Reference]]
* TheAgeless: XIXIIX, though he acts 13.
* AllThereInTheManual: XIXIIX is a nigma, an embodiment of a phobia. In his case, he's the phobia of rabies.
* {{Bishonen}}: Mecre-Disa.
* ClusterFBomb: It's literally the only swear XIXIIX knows.
** SirSwearsALot
* {{Flight}}: Through the use of Mecre-Disa's wings.
* JerkAss: XIXIIX.
* LoveMartyr: A platonic and friendship-based example; XIXIIX hurls insults at Mecre-Disa, who just shrugs them off as if they never happened.
* OddFriendship: See Love Martyr above.
* RedOniBlueOni: XIXIIX is Red, and Mecre-Disa is Blue.
* NoPronunciationGuide: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]: XIXIIX created his "name" by scratching lines in the dust, so even he doesn't know how to pronounce it.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: A rather one-sided example with XIXIIX.
* WolverineClaws: XIXIIX fights with "Pixel Claws", magical artifacts that have the added ability of manipulating inorganic material.

!! '''Moly B. Denum & Sprocket [=McKormic=]'''
->Creators: [[http://basiliskz.deviantart.com/ Basiliskz]] and [[http://achyfi.deviantart.com Achyfi]] respectively
->[[http://basiliskz.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Moly-Reference-Sheet-343117233 Moly Reference]] & [[http://achyfi.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Sprocket-Reference-Sheet-343261162 Sprocket Reference]]

* BloodFromTheMouth: A side effect of Moly's illness. Thankfully, this never got a chance to crop up in the story proper.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Night vision! Sunglasses! [[RuleOfThree Pebble]] [[MundaneUtility protection!]] [[RuleOfCool Style!]]
* HairAntennae: Moly has ''three'' of them.
* MeaningfulName: Moly's full name is shared with the element Molybdenum.
* MotorMouth: Of the word-cloud variety.
--> '''Moly:''' The Council is going to be so pleased with this and it don't even matter that it was Darrel that found it no sir no sir today EVERYONE gets paid ohgosh with the money I'm gonna go buy a car NO wait no I'm gonna go on vacation yes vacation buy myself a boat and maybe hire some pirates and get myself the greatest vacation and...
* MoneyFetish: Moly, again.
* TheNicknamer: "Mapboy", "Panda", "Ghost mugger"... She really doesn't care about your name.
* OneHeadTaller: A platonic example.
* ParentalAbandonment: Moly's died in a cave-in. Subverted with Sprocket; they left Mysoteria after he was 18 and old enough to look after himself.
* PowerfulPick: [[WeaponOfChoice Weapons of choice.]]
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Sprocket.
* VitriolicBestBuds: More vitriolic, less buds.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Or green. Aparently, it's natural.

!! '''Seritpuel "Copper" Copperfox'''
->Creator: [[http://pokesam.deviantart.com/ pokesam]]
->[[http://pokesam.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-Copper-reference-323537193 Reference]]

* ActionGirl: BOY, can Copper handle herself. See Berserk Button below, along with Determinator and Playing With Fire.
* BerserkButton: ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis "It's. Just. COPPER."]]''
-->First Rule of Copper: [[SchmuckBait DO NOT call her by her real name.]] [[Film/FightClub Second Rule of Copper:]] [[TooDumbToLive DO NOT]] [[UnstoppableRage CALL HER]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown BY HER]] [[KillItWithFire REAL NAME.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: There's a reason she doesn't like being called by her full name.
-->[[spoiler:If her Round 2 prologue is anything to go by at least...]]
* {{Determinator}}: Not only does she take care of a large group of orphans [[ParentalAbandonment on her own,]] despite not yet being an adult, while receiving little to no pay from her job as a miner due to [[MegaCorp the Contractors]] taking most of her mine's income, she also has to protect said orphans FROM [[EvilInc the Contractors, who want them gone because they aren't biologically related,]] AND still maintain the brace for her cripplingly weak right leg. And yet she's still got a passionate, strong demeanor.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Her main method of fighting, while combined with her pyrokinesis.
* HotBlooded
* PlayingWithFire: She has innate pyrokinesis, amplified and channelled by her magitech gloves and boots.
* {{Tsundere}}: According to WordOfGod, she may not seem to care what happens to Phaeton outwardly, but really, she would put her life on the line for it.

!! '''Emiel'''
->Creator: [[http://dax812.deviantart.com/ dax812]]
->[[http://dax812.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Emiel-Reference-Sheet-334734155 Reference]]

* ArtfulDodger: Back home.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: And HOW; his parents passed away on his birthday, and he's also lost the girl of his dreams.
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheFaceless: We never see what whoever he’s texting looks like.
* FiveFingerDiscount: ''"Although living in poverty, he has managed to "aquire" some very nice clothes..."''
* {{Handguns}}: Well, handGUN.
* IronicBirthday: According to his bio, [[ThirteenIsUnlucky his thirteenth birthday]] was the day his parents passed away.
* JerkAss: ''What a jerk, right?''
* OnlyOneName
* ParentalAbandonment: At age 13.
* YoungGun
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!! '''Kitty & Cedric'''
->Creator: [[http://iothurricane.deviantart.com IOTHurricane]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Character-Reference-Sheet-Cedric-and-Kitty-332278258?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=2 Reference]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Cedric towards Kitty. If you ever even SEEM to pose any threat to Kitty, Cedric WILL NOT be happy.
* CatsAreMagic: Cedric, of sorts; see Voluntary Shapeshifting
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Cedric and Kitty respectively.
* {{Moe}}: Kitty, if only in looks and physicality.
* RunningOnAllFours: Something Cedric does in both his forms.
* TransformationSequence: Averted, in a way; we never actually see it, and Cedric refuses to let anyone see it, even Kitty.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: For Cedric, between CivilizedAnimal and FunnyAnimal.

!! '''Nick Colridge & Stephen Elwell'''
->Creators: [[http://thecheesecannibal.deviantart.com TheCheeseCannibal]] & [[http://ghostwonderer.deviantart.com GhostWonderer]] respectively
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/TheSwitchOct-Ref-Nick-and-Stephen-315397485?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=30 Reference]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Stephen, all the time towards Nick, turned [[UpToEleven up to eleven]] and beyond.
* BerserkButton: If you either become too personally close to Nick for Stephen's liking, show too much affection to Nick for Stephen's liking, or generally seem to pose any inconvenience or threat to the relationship of Nick and Stephen (at least from Stephen's point of view), Stephen WILL end up stabbing you. Probably a lot.
* CainAndAbel: Stephen to Nick, when the former is feeling what the mentally sound recognize as 'abusive'.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Nick.
* JerkAss: Stephen towards anyone who doesn't treat him with the respect and adoration he feels he deserves. Which is most people.
* KnifeNut: Stephen's main method of offense and defense.
* TheSociopath: Stephen.
** Although [[AllThereInTheManual his reference sheet states]] that he is [[WordOfGod "either a psychopath or a sociopath. There is no definite diagnosis."]]
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Nick can have quite a few of these, usually if dreaming.
** FlashbackNightmare: This can therefore eventually happen, unfortunately.
* TheWoobie: Nick. Oh, poor dear Nick...
* {{Yandere}}: See Berserk Button for more specific details, but Stephen is a decidedly twisted fraternal version towards Nick. Throw in the fact that he really REALLY loves his brother, and you have the recipe for some major crazy on your hands.

!! '''Aura / Zoë Johnson'''
->Creator: [[http://the-land-shark.deviantart.com The-Land-Shark]]
->[[http://the-land-shark.deviantart.com/art/OC-Reference-Aura-Zoe-Johnson-337307864?q=gallery%3Athe-land-shark%2F16531869&qo=10 Reference]]

* ActionGirl: She's a superhero with peak physical strength and endurance AND psychic powers. Enough said.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
** Though according to WordOfGod, she's [[MixedAncestry mixed-race.]]
* CoolMask: As Aura, Zoë wears a plain white female mask which shows none of her face save her eyes, and a hood.
* {{Determinator}}
* HandicappedBadass: Zoë may be deaf-mute, but she's capable of flipping cars and forcing people into a specific task (effectively gaining control of a person's entire nervous system and motor functions) with her mind.
* HeroicWillpower: She has this in spades.
* PsychicPowers: Her most identifiable set of abilities.
** MindOverMatter
** PowerIncontinence: Her psychic abilities suffer from this a fair bit, however, to both logical extremes and every spot inbetween; they can fail entirely, work too well, not quite work enough...
** PowerStrainBlackout: What happens if she forces her psychic abilities to work too often or to too great a strength.
** PstandardPsychicPstance: Subverted most of the time, but only justified for her telekinesis, as it's channeled and controlled through arm, hand and finger motions.
** {{Telepathy}}
* TheSpeechless: Of a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin literal]] sort, due to her deafness. Even before she was deaf, [[TheQuietOne she was quiet.]]
** This doesn't stop her using telepathy to project her thoughts as a voice into your head, mind...
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She may seem cold, blunt and standoffish at first, but she really does want to get along with and help people.
* SuperheroesWearTights: Completely and utterly averted with [[CivvieSpandex her baggy Aura costume, fashioned from plain clothes.]]

!! '''The Doctor & The Killer'''
->Creator: [[http://devicon.deviantart.com Devicon]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-The-Doctor-and-The-Killer-Reference-342599175?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=14 Reference]]

* BerserkButton: With Killer, it's most things.
* CardCarryingVillain: What ARE they up to?
* EvilDuo
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Justified; as far as can be discerned, those ARE their names.
** NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Doctor and The Killer. (Not to mention The Malevolent Seven)
* ForTheEvulz: Doctor's main motivation. Sometimes Killer's, too.
* KnifeNut: BOTH of them, but Doctor falls into this much more commonly than Killer.
* MadDoctor: Doctor.
* MalevolentMaskedMen
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Killer's main attitude towards most living things. Doctor can indulge in this, however.
* ObviouslyEvil: It only takes one look at these two...
* SinisterScythe: Killer's main weapon.
* SlasherSmile: Doctor has an excellent one. Just look at those pointy teeth!
* VillainProtagonist: And HOW!
* VillainousFriendship: The pair certainly qualify for Type IV.

!! '''Gin & Tobi Twicetail'''
->Creator: [[http://pridealchemist7.deviantart.com PrideAlchemist7]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Gin-and-Tobi-Twicetail-Ref-sheet-327593503?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=21 Reference]]

* BashBrothers: Usually, it's Gin who does the fighting, but [[YinYangBomb when they]] [[KameHameHadoken work together...]]
* CastingAShadow: Gin wields shadow magic.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Subverted with Gin, with him being a good guy.
** LightIsGood: With Tobi.
* FunctionalMagic: Even to the point of MundaneUtility, depending if the situation calls for it.
* {{Funny Animal}}s
* LightEmUp: In contrast to Gin, Tobi wields light magic.
* NiceHat: Both of them.
* SiblingYinYang: Subverted; they may have yin-yang styled physical appearances and magic, and differing personalities, but both fight on the same side.
* {{Sidekick}}: Tobi to Gin.

!! '''Rose & Jack'''
->Creator: [[http://treebook.deviantart.com treebook]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Rose-and-Jack-Char-Sheet-344097992?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=3 Reference]]

* BadassAdorable: Rose. Jack too, sometimes.
* BigEyesLittleEyes: Both have big eyes, but Jack's monster form has little ones.
* FunctionalMagic: Jack's pendant, seemingly.
* HotBlooded: Rose.
* ThePowerOfTheSun: With Jack. However...
** DeadlyUpgrade: This is what exposure to the sun amounts to, as his monster form can only last for ten minutes before Jack completely melts to death.
** LovecraftianSuperpower: He MELTS, resulting in his body warping and mutating into a larger, monstrous form.
** SuperMode
* RedOniBlueOni: Rose is Red, Jack is Blue.
* SecurityBlanket: Jack has one. Justified in that he needs it to stop melting to death in the sun.
* TheSpeechless: Jack. His pendant, however, can subvert this in a strange way; he can speak with other people's voices, saying exact words and phrases that they've said.
-->[[AllThereInTheManual '''Reference Sheet: ...like a high res audio recording.''']]
* TalkingAnimal: Rose.
* VitriolicBestBuds: A particularly odd example. [[AllThereInTheManual " 'Rose is the only one that can tolerate Jack's attacks and transformations.' 'Jack is the only one that will take Rose's harassment and fits of anger.' 'The two of them have become inseparably close.' "]]
* WeakenedByTheLight: Jack with the sun, although the weakening is actually mental. Physically, see The Power Of The Sun.

!! '''Xenos'''
->Creator: [[http://edel-blau.deviantart.com edel-blau]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Xenos-Reference-344235264?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=5 Reference]]

* BloodMagic: The stem of Xenos' main ability.
* BloodyMurder: Xenos can control his own blood.
** CombatTentacles: A possibility of what he can create.
** ShapeshifterWeapon
* LovecraftianSuperpower: A much less BodyHorror fueled example, but he CAN CONTROL HIS OWN BLOOD.

!! '''Quedar'''
->Creator: [[http://mischiefjoker.deviantart.com MischiefJoKeR]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Quedar-Reference-Revamped-2-0-323236504?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=11 Reference]]

* CoolSword: The drill blade.
** [[FridgeLogic Although, you do wonder how]] [[ImprobableWeaponUser it'd be used by people without Quedar's stretching abilities...]]
* DudleyDoRightStopsToHelp: Despite being in dangerous amounts of debt to a local loan shark, who's getting mighty impatient about that money of his getting paid, Quedar goes off to Phaeton to help the resistance, leaving his 'family' behind.
* GoodIsNotSoft
* [[HerHeartWillGoOn His Heart Will Go On]]: If his audition and backstory are anything to go by, then [[TheLostLenore the mysterious Helena]] seems to be QUITE important in how Quedar became the man he is today.
* IWasToldThereWouldBeCake: Quedar LOVES cake.
* NiceHat
** [[BagOfHolding Jester Hat Of Holding]]
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: His family consists of orphans with special abilities.
* RubberMan: Quedar can stretch any part of his body up to 39.5 feet.
* SweetTooth
* TechnicalPacifist
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cake.

!! '''Magical Maid Margaret'''
->Creator: [[http://dvdice.deviantart.com dvdice]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Magical-Maid-Margaret-327430320?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=28 Reference]]

* EmotionlessGirl: She doesn't seem to be very expressive, at least...
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: She'll go into hostile situations still dressed in her maid outfit.
* KnifeNut: All that cutlery...
* MaidCafe: Where Margaret works.
* {{Meido}}
* NinjaMaid: She's lethal with cutlery; [[CrazyAwesome SHE CAN BLOCK CHAINSAWS WITH IT.]]
* SuperMode: [[AllThereInTheManual "Perfect Maid Mode".]] Thouhg it also counts as a DeadlyUpgrade; if she uses it too long, she'll die.
* TranquilFury: According to WordOfGod.

!! '''Esther Frontpaw & Laka'''
->Creator: [[http://syoshi.deviantart.com Syoshi]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Esther-and-Laka-Reference-321367016?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=33 Reference]]

* BadWithTheBone: Esther's [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]] is a folding bone club.
** [[CarryABigStick Carry A Big Bone Stick]]
* CuteBruiser: Esther.
* FunnyAnimal: Esther, again.
* {{Sidekick}}: Laka to Esther.
* {{Tsundere}}: A rare "bigger-sister" example with Esther, towards Lisa, the young rabbit girl she was looking after and has gotten lost in Phaeton.

!! '''Kitorsky "Kit" Gerwehn Wavenski'''
->Creator: [[http://juno-gemini.deviantart.com Juno-Gemini]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Dah-Sweetch-App-325411729?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=17 Reference]]

* TheBigGuy
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Beneath all that muscle, Kit's a pretty nice guy.
* FieryRedhead
* GoodOldFisticuffs
* {{Jetpack}}: Kit's is solar-powered.
* LightningBruiser: Especially with his Jetpack.
* ScarsAreForever: Because of a past injury, part of his right eyebrow is permanently gone.

!! '''Xenon Morphix'''
->Creator: [[http://pikminpedia.deviantart.com pikminpedia]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Xenon-Morphix-315611332?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=9 Reference]]

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: He lives on Earth, and knows English, but he CERTAINLY isn't from there.
* CoatHatMask: The hat is a bowler, and the mask is either the bandages on Xenon's head, or his cloaking device.
* HumanoidAliens
* InnerMonologue: Has traits of PrivateEyeMonologue in that he's a detective, but [[InvertedTrope he ALWAYS SAYS HIS MONOLOGUES ALOUD.]]
* MasterOfDisguise: Through the use of his cloaking device.
* PrivateDetective
* StreetSmart

!! '''Elinvar'''
->Creator: [[http:/shadow-wing2.deviantart.com Shadow-wing2]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Elinvar-336261502?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=6 Reference]]

* AppendageAssimilation: She can reattach lost extremities.
* ElementalEmbodiment: She's actually a living piece of metal with a molten core.
* EmotionlessGirl
* FeelNoPain: She has no pain receptors at all.
* HealingFactor: Of a sort. See Shapeshifter Baggage for more details.
* MadeOfIron: Or, at least, metal. This is due to her biology, really, as she feels pain differently to humans.
* MeaningfulName: The material "elinvar" is a nickel-steel alloy.
* NoSocialSkills: Elinvar just doesn't fully understand other living things, both biologically and psychologically.
* NoBiologicalSex: The only reason she's referred to as female is because her belt makes her look like a human woman.
* ShapeshifterBaggage: Zigzagged - Her belt means she can stay looking relatively human, when her true form is similar to a snake. And when she auto-regenerates, it takes metal from around her body to repair it, which decreases her overall size. If she replaces the lost metal/materials, her mass balances out again.
* SuperToughness

!! '''Snowflake / Kara Rodwaller / Juliet Casey'''
->Creator: [[http://domina-law.deviantart.com Domina-Law]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/Character-Sheet-for-The-Switch-344022371?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=20 Reference]]

* ActionGirl: She's a hitman.
** [[TheAce And she's bloody good at it, too.]]
* BadassNormal
* ColdSniper
* {{Handguns}}
* ICanStillFight
* ImprobableAimingSkills
* LongRangeFighter: She prefers fighting with a gun in her hand.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Hurt her, and [[{{Determinator}} she'll still come after you.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: NO-ONE knows her real name is Juliet Casey.
* PillowPistol
* QuickDraw: She can pull out a gun at record-breaking speed.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: She's actually only a part of the resistance, because she's been hired to kill Regent Black.

!! '''Pierre & Cheryl'''
->Creator: [[http://remui.deviantart.com Remui]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-Pierre-Reference-343911752?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=22 Reference]]

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Zigzagged; Pierre can't actually speak English naturally, but Cheryl translates for him, and says aloud whatever he's said in English.
* HumanAliens: Aside from the green skin and weird fingers, Pierre looks pretty much human.
* LeParkour: Pierre is very good at this.
* {{Sidekick}}: Cheryl to Pierre.
* SmokeOut: Pierre uses smoke balls...
* StuffBlowingUp: ...along with regular grenades.
* TVHeadRobot: Cheryl.

!! '''The Drifter'''
->Creator: [[http://melcairorose.deviantart.com MelCairoRose]]
->[[http://theswitchoct.deviantart.com/art/The-Switch-OCT-The-Drifter-Reference-330046493?q=gallery%3Atheswitchoct%2F35363062&qo=32 Reference]]

* AnimateInanimateObject: Drifter is a living balloon.
* NaiveNewcomer
* ParasolOfPain: Drifter's main tool. He can use it as a shield, or as a blunt weapon if needs be.
** And even a ParasolParachute.
* PlayingWithFire: Drifter's secret ability is his manipulation of a sort of fire expelled from his spirit.
** [[PowerIncontinence He can't really control it, however...]]
* WideEyedIdealist

[[/folder]]

* HeroicAlbino

Since then, [[CaptainObvious things haven’t been the same.]] Walkways and ropes swings and pulleys have been installed to get from one place to another. Contact from anywhere outside Phaeton has been lost. It is no longer safe to go beyond the city, for you may fall into the sky. [[MeetTheNewBoss A new government has risen to power, headed by the mysterious Regent Black,]] and is enforcing a dictatorship on the significantly reduced populace in the wake of the catastrophic Switch through the use of [[StateSec ‘Polis’; the police, secret police and army of Black’s regime all rolled into one.]]

* OnlyOneName: [[CaptainObvious ...Oscar.]]

* MadDoctor: [[CaptainObvious ...Doctor.]]

* BerserkButton: If you ever even SEEM to pose any threat to Kitty, Cedric WILL NOT be happy.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Cedric towards Kitty.

* [[ABoyAndHisX A Girl And Her Cat Bodyguard]]

* FridgeHorror: A more immediate example, but when The Switch occurred, anything not tied down or without some sort of ceiling above them fell into the sky. And (presumably) out into space. INCLUDING THE PEOPLE. And not just the people standing or walking around; casr and public transport went soaring off as well.Any of the characters could suffer the same fate at any given time if they’re careless.

* [=NotInKansasAnymore=]: This reaction can largely sum up the contestant’s thoughts on first arrival into Phaeton.

* {{Texting}}: OnceAnEpisode, to Maria.