Line #13 Characters/SpaceGhostCoastToCoast


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2	[[foldercontrol]]
3	!Ghost Planet Crew
4	[[folder:Space Ghost]]
5	!! Space Ghost / Thaddeus "Thad" Eustace Ghostal
6	-->'''Voiced by:''' George Lowe
7	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spaceghost.png]]
8	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Greetings! Are you getting enough oxygen?"'']]
9	The self-centered host of the show, Space Ghost is a former superhero who's since taken on the talk show wars.
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11	* AdaptationalJerkass: PlayedForLaughs, but Space Ghost is considerably less pleasant and rather abusive (especially when alluding to his time when Jan and Jace were his wards). Crosses into AdaptationalVillainy at times as he also performs decidedly unheroic acts such as blowing up Paris and the Hoover Dam.
12	* AdaptationalWimp: Depends on the episode, but RuleOfFunny can make him into one.
13	* AwfulWeddedLife: A one-sided example with Music/{{Bjork}}, as it's pretty obvious Space Ghost finds her annoying (though admittedly, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} it's not hard to see why]]).
14	* BestialityIsDepraved: He claims to have "banged a dog up the ass" on live television to earn extra money, and when Moltar censors him Space Ghost protests "it wasn't alive or anything".
15	* ButtMonkey: If he can be humiliated, he will.
16	* CasanovaWannabe: Has tried and failed to woo the affections of various female guests. Those he (seemingly) succeeds with either later annoy him (Bjork) or something happens to prevent it from going any further (Rebecca Romijin).
17	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His ideas and logic behind them are very... out there, to say the least.
18	* DisproportionateRetribution: After a montage of his worst moments, Space Ghost bombs Paris and blames France because "montage" is a French word.
19	* TheDitz: Rivals Brak and Tansit as the dumbest character on the show (though he's still moderately smarter than the both of them).
20	* TheDogBitesBack: He will blast Zorak, if the mantis pushes him too much (or just because). He also blasted Warren, his mentor who is heavily implied to have taken advantage of him, when the sentient plant tries to take over his show. [[GainaxEnding Maybe.]]
21	* ExtremeOmnisexual: He claims to have banged a dead dog up the ass, and gets upset when Moltar censors him saying it.
22	-->'''Space Ghost:''' We can talk about anything, so long as Sister Mary Moltar isn't in the room.\
23	'''Moltar:''' You're really digging yourself a deep hole.\
24	'''Space Ghost:''' A hole I will bang my way ou-\
25	''[Moltar cuts away to a 'Technical Difficulties' sign]''
26	* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Is shown to be pretty lonely, strives for acceptance, and occasionally tries to make friendly advances on not just the co-workers who hate him but also his guests. This is further explored in "The Justice Hole".
27	* InsaneTrollLogic: Space Ghost engages this mentality at times, due to being a total {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. Such as believing he would assume the form of steam, to get back into the studio after being locked out. Or walking into his own house and not recognizing it because of some extra "lamps" (actually Zorak, Moltar and Jon Benjamin wearing lampshades) and deducing that he needs to buy a new house.
28	* ItsAllAboutMe: Taken to an extreme in "Chinatown", where he doesn't let Tyra Banks get in a word edgewise.
29	* KarmaHoudini: While he got away with his abuse of Jan and Jace, and got out of having to pay them, Space Ghost generally averts this by getting beaten and/or locked away in jail for his more heinous acts.
30	** Though it should be noted that he ''did'' still technically get punished, as he got arrested at the end of "Lawsuit" (although it was for assaulting Zorak who tried to sue him as well). And as "Sequel" showed, Space Ghost was still in jail for it.
31	* MilesGloriosus: Played with, in that Space Ghost is capable of combat, but he also has a tendency to make his experiences sound more bold than they actually were, and his combat prowess fluctuates based on RuleOfFunny.
32	* NiceMeanAndInbetween: Space Ghost acts at the In-Between, being more of a jerk than Moltar, but somewhat less than Zorak.
33	* NominalHero: Again, PlayedForLaughs. Space Ghost claims to be a hero to millions, but as one can tell from the other tropes on this page, he's not a very good one.
34	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Or rather, "Only Known By Their Superhero Name". In this show, Space Ghost's real name is Tad Ghostal but everybody still refers to him as Space Ghost.
35	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: How different depends on the episode, but he's generally portrayed as some sort of ghost. Who still eats and drinks and breathes, sometimes. Despite claiming he doesn't need oxygen.
36	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Literally, as shown in "Snatch."
37	* TokenHuman: Not counting the guests, Space Ghost is usually the only human (or humanlike) character in the show.
38	* TookALevelInJerkass: Slowly became more and more of a self-absorbed, dim-witted {{Jerkass}} over the course of the series.
39	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: "Cahill" demonstrates that he's afraid of thunder, much to Zorak's amusement.
40	[[/folder]]
41
42	[[folder:Zorak]]
43	!!Zorak
44	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClayMartinCroker
45	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spaceghost_6.png]]
46	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Everytime I move my arm, it costs the Cartoon Network 42 bucks! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!"'']]
47	An enemy of Space Ghost's he has since enslaved, Zorak serves as the show's bandleader. And main source of outward disdain.
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49	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Sometimes fines himself very easily becoming distracted by something for the entire episode. Examples include the Christmas Special where he becomes obsessed with the "Click click click" lyric from Up on the Rooftop for the entire episode, and the World Premier Toon-In special where he obsesses over a danish that Van Partible was eating.
50	* BadassBoast: His reference as The Lone Locust/Mantis of the Apocalypse
51	* ButtMonkey: Considering the RunningGag of Zorak getting blasted by SG's power bands.
52	* TheGadfly: He enjoys getting under Space Ghost's skin on a regular basis.
53	* HypnoticEyes: Which, among other things, he used in an attempt to make Music/IceT get him some fly honeys.
54	* HypocriticalHumor: A RunningGag has Zorak getting annoyed or angry when people lie, even though he's definitely not above lying, himself.
55	* ImAHumanitarian: There have been a number of jokes made about his species' leanings towards cannibalism.
56	* ItsAWonderfulPlot: "Zorak" reveals that Zorak being born kept Space Ghost from becoming a successful celebrity and politician. Naturally, Zorak takes this as motivation to continue ruining his life.
57	* {{Jerkass}}: Out of the entire crew, Zorak is probably the most unpleasant of them.
58	* LampshadeHanging: Most of Zorak's humor comes from him commenting on (i.e. ridiculing) the various things Space Ghost says and does.
59	* MantisMatingMeal: Zorak (a giant mantis) mentions that his mom ate her dad, and he himself ate his little cousin as he mentions (and apologizes) it during a family reunion. His uncles don't seem to have a grudge though.
60	* NiceMeanAndInbetween: While all three of them are jerks, Zorak is Mean by virtue of being the most outwardly spiteful and rude.
61	* NightmareFetishist: Zorak displays some tendencies of this. Perhaps his most evident is his proposed TV show, ''Blood Dumpster'', where his PsychoKnifeNut character pursues someone through a tunnel for an entire episode.
62	* ProductPlacement: PlayedForLaughs in "Dimethylprimidinol Bisulfite", where he continuously shills the titular product. He also plugs one for Mentos, when asked if he's hiding another set of arms under his vest.
63	* PuppyDogEyes: Seen when he cries over not getting any fly honeys in "Needledrop".
64	* ReplacementGoldfish: The original Zorak was killed by Thundercleese at the 2003 New Years Eve party. When ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'' got cancelled later that same night, the Zorak from that show was hired to replace the original.
65	* SingingVoiceDissonance: Zorak has this sometimes, depending on the adaptation. In ''Coast to Coast'' and ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet'', he would sing with his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AUuZ021ppQ normal voice]]. However, ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'' had one episode where he coughs up his old voice and he begins talking and singing in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIhmyND_WNs heavenly voice]]. A later episode brought this voice back for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEMKb5d_pSI another song]].
66	* WouldHurtAChild: Well, he did eat his nephew Raymond.
67	[[/folder]]
68
69	[[folder:Moltar]]
70	!!Moltar
71	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClayMartinCroker
72	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spaceghost_0.png]]
73	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I'm on break."'']]
74	Another enemy of Space Ghost's he has since enslaved, Moltar serves as the suffering director of the show. Usually only seen in his control room. Later served as the first host of the CN action-adventure block ''Creator/{{Toonami}}'', before passing the reins onto the various TOM robots.
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76	* AmbiguouslyBi: He's married to Linda, but has demonstrated a mancrush towards Erik Estrada. Also, according to Zorak, he's guilty of writing detailed ''Franchise/StarTrek'' slashfics.
77	** In "Self Help", he asks all the guests for the episode for a kiss, not excluding ''Creator/RichHall''
78	* AxCrazy: Moltar occasionally reveals this side of himself, such as when he attempts to blow up the planet (again)
79	* BadLiar: A RunningGag with Moltar features his rather poor attempts to make himself or his ideas sound more impressive. Such as "Curling Flower Space", where he claims he was visited by a talking car, and then backtracks with a claim he was repairing his broken lungs.
80	* ContextSensitiveButton: Whenever Moltar is shown working, he's always pulling the same lever for every single thing. This is lampshaded a few times in the show.
81	* DirectedByCastMember: InUniverse, Moltar technically isn't a part of the cast like Space Ghost and Zorak, but is merely the series' director and editor. Despite that, he's featured just as often as the other two and regularly interacts with his "co-stars" and the guests.
82	* HumanoidAbomination: Implied with TheUnreveal discussed in NightmareFace
83	* NiceMeanAndInbetween: For a definition of "Nice", Moltar is generally the least assholish of the three.
84	* NightmareFace: He's implied to have one under his helmet, judging by Zorak's reaction in one episode's gag where Moltar removes it for a dollar.
85	* NightmareFetishist: Not as much as Zorak, but he does like to watch car crashes and things burn.
86	* NoRespectGuy: On a few occasions, he laments about how much he's unappreciated by the general public and (in favor of) his crewmates, including his musical performance in "Boatshow", the fact that he doesn't have any lines on the show in "Lawsuit", his lack of an introduction in "Eat a Peach", and the fact that "apparently" he scares children that too much to be used for promotional material in "Baffler Meal", which surprising holds [[MemeticLoser even in real life]], as Brak's usually favored over him.
87	* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite usually being the voice of reason, Moltar isn't above things like encouraging Space Ghost to touch the replicating pod with Zorak, or childishly cutting off George Clinton to push Erik Estrada's interview.
88	* OnlySaneMan: When Space Ghost and Zorak are your coworkers...
89	* TheUnreveal: He takes off his helmet on a couple of occasions, but his face is covered by a bright flash of light.
90	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: "Needledrop" reveals that Moltar is afraid of ghosts, after he unwittingly summons one. However, he makes it clear that he hates, not fears SG.
91	[[/folder]]
92
93	!The Council of Doom
94	[[folder:General]]
95	!!The Council as a Whole
96	A team formed of Space Ghost's other villains, they make periodic appearances on the show.
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98	* AdaptedOut: The Creature King is the only member of the Council from the 60s series to not make an appearance outside of older footage from the original series.
99	* GoKartingWithBowser: They sometimes collaborate with Space Ghost on his projects, such as acting as his telethon call panelists.
100	* PoorMansSubstitute: In-verse and PlayedForLaughs, as the often derided Lokar and Tansit took on Zorak and Moltar's spots, after they were made mainstays on the talk show.
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102
103	[[folder:Brak]]
104	!!Brak
105	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClayMartinCroker (first episode only), Andy Merrill
106	A weird alien, even by SG standards, Brak makes sporadic appearances and usually demonstrates a lack of intelligence.
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108	* BreakoutCharacter: To the point of being an AscendedExtra in ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet'' and getting [[WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow his own show]].
109	* CatsAreMean: Subverted. While he is a catlike being, he's rather [[HarmlessVillain innocuous as a villain]].
110	* CharacterCatchphrase: "Hi, my name is Brak!" and "All Hail Brak!", both of which were initially all he would say.
111	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When ''Coast to Coast'' first started, Brak and his brother Sisto were nothing more than parodies of ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead''. Later on, Brak developed his own character.
112	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: It's part of what made him a BreakoutCharacter in the first place.
113	* CuteButCacophonic: The general attitude towards him. Brak has adorable mannerisms, but is generally pretty loud and can be intrusive and obnoxious about it.
114	* TheDitz: Besides or perhaps alongside Tansit, Brak is the only character on the show who's dumber than Space Ghost.
115	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first episode, his voice is EXACTLY like Zorak.
116	* ExtremeOmnivore: If "Surprise" is anything to go by, his favorite foods include [[BreadEggsMilkSquick asparagus, ibuprofen, and used cotton swabs]].
117	* FanDisservice: Not to the same degree as Tansit, but he did go topless in "King Dead" (read: his chest was recolored)
118	* HiddenDepths: "Telethon" shows that he's surprisingly well-educated about the Renaissance.
119	* ItsAllAboutMe: At least in the days when he tended to just yell his name.
120	* PhlebotinumInducedStupidity: The original ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'' cartoon showed Brak to be a quite well-spoken and crafty villain. The explanation for his sudden stupidity is that in the episode ''The Lure'', he flies his ship into a swarm of alien termite-like creatures called piranha mites (or nebula of pirranamyte). He survived the encounter, but was left completely stupid afterwards.
121	* SimpletonVoice: He talks in an exaggerated slur to make him sound dumber.
122	* TooDumbToLive: He's had moments, such as believing a very irate Space Ghost is going to [[ItMakesSenseInContext give him a bath]], even after watching SG take Zorak's head off.
123	[[/folder]]
124
125	[[folder:Lokar]]
126	!!Lokar
127	-->'''Voiced by:''' Andy Merrill
128	Another insectoid villain with a cultured streak.
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130	* AmbiguouslyGay: He has referred to Moltar and Zorak as "lover", once inquired Moltar about selling scented thongs, and was a little too into the idea of Moltar playing the role of his 50s girlfriend in the planned theme of "Surprise".
131	* HellIsThatNoise: His dialogue is accompanied by odd insect buzzing.
132	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Lokar always speaks in such a manner, to make himself sound refined as well as to insult people. That said, it has backfired, such as when he unwittingly referred to Space Ghost as "beautiful".
133	* TrrrillingRrrs: Has a tendency to roll his R's for dramatic and pompous effect.
134	[[/folder]]
135
136	[[folder:Tansit]]
137	!!Tansit
138	-->'''Voiced by:''' Don Kennedy
139	A fellow "helmeteer" of Moltar's, Tansit generally introduces the show and gets humiliated in the process.
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141	* AdaptationalWimp[=/=]BadassDecay: In his first few appearances, he started out as slightly menacing, muscularly stocky, and had a deep raspy voice. But in his later appearances he's cowardly, flabby, and sports a nebbish voice.
142	* TheChewToy: Even moreso than Zorak. Tansit is often the subject of disrespect whenever he appears. He even lampshades it, once, when he bemoans how he often gets invited to the show, only to end up doing jack.
143	* CharacterCatchphrase: "PREDICATE!" In his earlier appearances.
144	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: According to WordOfGod, Tansit was literally forgotten about by the other characters. Of course, he was also fired in one episode, which could explain his absence, as well.
145	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: "Hi, mom!"
146	* FanDisservice: Strips down to his underwear in "King Dead", and noticeably has a gut
147	* NoodleIncident: Tansit mentions an incident in "Surprise", where Moltar wouldn't let him stab Space Ghost with the "rusty metal".
148	* ProneToTears: He cries very easily.
149	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted. While he has noticeable red eyes and is a villain, Tansit is a total joke.
150	[[/folder]]
151
152	[[folder:Metallus]]
153	!!Metallus
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155	* TheUnintelligible: Originally had a robotic voice, but later just communicated in robotic buzzing and droning
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Black Widow]]
159	!!Black Widow
160	-->'''Voiced by:''' Judy Tenuta
161	A spider-themed villain with a rather shrill voice.
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163	* AdaptationalNameChange: In the original series, she was renamed from Black Widow to Spider Woman in her later appearances to prevent confusion with [[ComicBook/BlackWidow the Marvel Comics of the same name]]. Ironically enough, for this series it was changed back to Black Widow for [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman similarly obvious reasons]].
164	* AbhorrentAdmirer: She makes numerous advances towards Space Ghost, much to the disgust of him and the rest of the villains.
165	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female member of the Council of Doom, as well as the general/recurring cast.
166	[[/folder]]
167
168	!Others
169	[[folder:Chad Ghostal]]
170	!!Chad Ghostal
171	-->'''Voiced by:''' Brad Abelle
172	As Space Ghost's evil twin, Chad sometimes makes appearances in an attempt to ruin his brother's life. Amusingly, Zorak and Moltar prefer him.
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174	* BeardOfEvil: Which, as a RunningGag, constantly changes
175	* FauxAffablyEvil: "Hipster" really showed this side of him, as Space Ghost's suave "replacement" who nevertheless made threats and intended to rob The Millionaire blind at his party.
176	* JiveTurkey: As part of his smooth persona
177	* KickTheDog: "Hipster", in particular, had Chad gleefully singing about how he was able to beat someone (Brak) up.
178	[[/folder]]
179
180	[[folder:Harvey Birdman]]
181	!!Harvey Birdman
182	-->'''Voiced by:''' Scott Finnell
183	Another classic superhero, the forlorn and broken Birdman aspires to gain success as a talk show host. Unfortunately, life is not so kind. He would eventually find another job as [[WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw an attorney.]]
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185	* ButtMonkey: It'd be easier to count how much goes ''right'' for poor Harvey than what goes wrong. He really is, as Space Ghost puts it, a "Six-piece Chicken [=McNobody=]".
186	* CharacterCatchphrase: BIRRRRRRRRRDMAN!
187	* TheChewToy: His appearances in "Pilot" and "Sequel" are pretty much made of him getting disrespected by everyone, desperately trying (and failing) to keep his marriage together, and, in "Pilot", gets fired due to falling asleep from the lack of sunlight.
188	* TheDogBitesBack: In "Pilot", he sics Avenger to maul the crap out of Lokar, after the latter constantly insults him. And after all the crap he takes in "Sequel", he takes the surly Space Ghost head-on.
189	* DudeWheresMyRespect: He demands respect but, predictably, he gets none whatsoever.
190	[[/folder]]

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