Line #156 Characters/HighSchoolStory


1	A list of characters who appear in the game ''VideoGame/HighSchoolStory''.
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3	For the characters in the VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay [[VisualNovel/HighSchoolStory visual novel]], go [[Characters/HighSchoolStoryChoices here]].
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5	%%All the tropes for the Visual Novel version go to the Characters/HighSchoolStoryChoices page, since it's been confirmed by WordOfGod that they run parallel.
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9	!Original Game Characters
10	[[folder:Main Characters]]
11	!!Player
12	The main character, who is made when you start the game and who is involved heavily in every quest. They can only be a prep, jock or nerd but otherwise have the full customization options available, unlike the other main characters. They turn up at an empty lot one day and decide to build a school after hearing about how badly Hearst treats its pupils. From there on they start to make multitudes of friends and generally help everyone.
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14	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: The main character will help ''everyone''. There is a special side quest for every single clique which just involves them dedicating their time to helping that student and a lot of the main or special quests consist of helping the other students too.
15	* TheEveryman: The main character is pretty generic and doesn't even really act like their chosen clique. Some personality can be chosen by the player through occasional dialogue choices.
16	* FeaturelessProtagonist: Any characteristics of the player are [[CharacterCustomization chosen]] by the player. Specifically, the gender, clique, skin colour, face, hair style and colour, name and clothing.
17	* TheHeart: Comes up as a plot point during one main-story arc. [[spoiler:After you and several of the main cast are expelled on false charges of illegal fireworks possession, without you there to be the common denominator that unifies all the cliques, the remaining students of your school start going at each other's throats and/or being listless and depressed]].
18	* HelloInsertNameHere: The main character can be named whatever the player wants and are referred to as such.
19	* InformedAttractiveness: The main character's attractiveness is mentioned in several of the later quests.
20	* SchoolIdol: While the other students may bicker among themselves, nobody at the school seems to dislike the main character, partially because the school wouldn't actually exist without them and is built on a policy of acceptance for all. Even on the rare occasions when they do have opposition or pick a side (such as the water war, the grant committee and the blog dispute) the other students clearly respect them.
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22	!!Julian
23	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_julian.png]]
24	The school's sports star and the main jock. He transfers from Hearst because Max gets all the glory and he never gets to play, but quickly proves himself and leads the football team to success. He used to have anger issues, but mellows significantly with the help of the main character and is incredibly loyal.
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26	* AmbiguouslyBi: He obviously likes girls, but will also often compliment guys' looks.
27	* BookDumb: He's terrible in English during the first Library quests. He gets better with Kallie's help.
28	* DumbJock: He's part-way between actually being this and fearing being labelled it. He's obviously behind most other characters academically though. He needs Kallie's help to pass English and it's a bad enough problem that the coach won't let him play if his grades get any worse.
29	* JerkJock: Used to be this at Hearst. Although constantly in Max's shadow, he still used his sporting ability to justify awful behavior. Nishan particularly is very afraid of him at firt. However, he moves out of this after transferring away from Hearst.
30	* LovableJock: Transitions into this once he comes to your school. Despite being by far the best athlete and having some initial anger issues, he's a very good friend who becomes fairly close with Nishan, who he used to bully.
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32	!!Payton
33	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_payton.png]]
34	An upbeat prep with a passion for partying. She seems materialistic but is actually incredibly friendly and dedicated to her friends. She is one of the first transfers to your school, coming from Hearst.
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36	* TheFashionista: As a prep, she's very interested in fashion and tends to have the more expensive and luxurious outfits.
37	* FeminineWomenCanCook: She's certainly not a tomboy, and she's a great baker.
38	* FriendToAllLivingThings: During her character quest, she ends up adopting numerous animals, and gives them away at the end. The reason for this is because she is HappilyAdopted.
39	* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Her main outfit is a purple dress.
40	* LifeOfTheParty: She is obsessed with parties and will have one at any excuse. We rarely see what's actually going on but any party with her involved is typically described by other characters as amazing.
41	* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The light to Mia's dark.
42	* ThePollyanna: Despite all the trials you and your friends go through, Payton is usually the most optimistic in the group.
43	** StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:During the Goth student's help-quest, where it's not so much the Goth student who needs help resolving a crisis as it is Payton herself.]]
44	* SupremeChef: When it comes to baking cookies. She and Nishan team up to use his scientific knowledge so as to stretch the quality of the cookies much further.
45	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peppermint Lattes, especially after a successful party.
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47	!!Autumn Brooks
48	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_autumn.png]]
49	Autumn is there from the start but her parents don't let her join your school until later, unlocking the artist clique. She went to Twin Branches High in ''VideoGame/SurvivingHighSchool'' but transferred to Hearst by the time the main character meets her. She's kind and helpful, contributing her efforts to starting up the school. Her mother died when she was younger and part of her storyline consists of her coming to accept her father remarrying.
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51	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She and Wes have history dating back from their time together at Twin Branches High.
52	* GranolaGirl: Comes off like this in her poll answers. She does her best to conserve water and thinks a nature hike is a great first date!
53	* HiddenDepths: She's actually surprisingly good at sports.
54	* InformedAttribute: She's described to be a tomboy, but her avatar shows otherwise.
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56	!!Nishan
57	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_nishan.png]]
58	A textbook nerd and another early transfer from Hearst. He's somewhat awkward but is very passionate about science and popular culture and is consistently at the top academically. He's very close with both Julian and Sakura, with the later being hinted at romantically.
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60	%%* BollywoodNerd
61	* CovertPervert: One quest has Nishan remarking on how easily Autumn strips off her clothes to reveal her beach-bikini underneath...then [[BlatantLies claiming]] the observation is "ForScience" when Payton calls him on it.
62	* {{Cyborg}}: Apparently, there was a NoodleIncident where Nishan actually tried to turn himself into one. One of his Makeover outfits actually has him as a cyborg including a metallic Mohawk!
63	* LovableNerd: He's incredibly smart and somewhat award socially, although that gets better.
64	* ScienceHero: The smartest of the group, his contributions are weirdly advanced science for a high school kid, such as creating shoes which increase jumping ability to help them win at sports and suggesting gene-splicing equipment when they're deciding what to spend grant money on.
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66	!!Mia Warren
67	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_mia.png]]
68	A cheerleader who was initially one of the more popular students at Hearst, Kara's right-hand. She's Max's sister but is just as against him as everyone else in the school. People initially don't trust her but when she transfers she makes an effort to make friends and softens noticeably.
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70	* BetaBitch: Was one to Kara while at Hearst. She was just as bad as her but what we see of it shows that she was definitely in her shadow constantly.
71	* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Max's Cain.
72	** Downplayed, unlike other examples it's shown deep down that they do love each other.
73	* DefrostingIceQueen: Cold and aloof at first, but becomes much kinder when she transfers and makes friends with the main group.
74	* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Once she transfers, she immediately becomes opposed to Kara.
75	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
76	* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The dark to Payton’s light.
77	* LipstickLesbian: Depending on who the player chooses to pair her with. It's canon that Mia is attracted to girls, and while it's very strongly hinted that she doesn't like guys, this is ultimately up to the player.
78	* TheUnfavorite: For her father, in stark contrast to Max. Even during your Dream Date quest with her, Principal Warren's dinner party guests uplift Max's academic achievements while making jokes at Mia's expense, and Principal Warren himself contributes to his own daughter's castigating.
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80	!!Ezra
81	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_ezra.png]]
82	Ezra is a musician who transfers to your school to take part in the battle of the bands, and who mostly turns up in quests related to the band or music otherwise. He's notoriously flirty regardless of whether or not he's in a relationship and became fierce enemies with Jack Carver after his girlfriend Lena left him for Jack.
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84	* TheCharmer: He's incredibly flirty. His smolder can catch the attention of the heartthrob from far across a crowd and accidentally draws Julian's attention in the process.
85	%%* ClosetGeek
86	%%* TheRockStar
87	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Used to be in a band with Jack Carver and his girlfriend, Lena, until the two of them made out in front of him. This caused him to develop serious trust issues and to be more casual when dating.
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89	!!Wes
90	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_wes.png]]
91	A slacker who, like Autumn, was at [[VideoGame/SurvivingHighSchool Twin Branches High]] before transferring to Hearst and then the player's school. He's an atypical example of his clique, sharing the tendency to slack off occasionally but also being very resourceful and secretive. It's revealed that he has an older brother, Matt, who had to support Wes but who ended up in prison after stealing.
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93	* BrilliantButLazy: He can con almost anyone, but he isn't in the Slacker clique for nothing.
94	%%* ConspiracyTheorist
95	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hinted at quite often, though concrete details aren't given. During his personal help-quest, the most he tells you is that "the day the state took (him) away from (his) parents was the best day of (his) life."
96	* EveryoneHasStandards: While he may not follow the rules at times, it doesn't mean he'll always take the easy way out.
97	* HeroWithBadPublicity: As a result of having scammed quite a few people in the past, Wes doesn't have a very good reputation, even when he tries to make amends. One side-quest, where the main characters try to fulfill their New Year's resolutions before the New Year's upcoming midnight party, actually shows Wes seeking to carry out his resolution by making amends with people he'd previously scammed--and one of those persons ends up chasing him off their property.
98	* HighSchoolHustler: He's rather good at tricking others into doing his dirty work.
99	* KnowledgeBroker: Despite being a high school student he's built up this persona, being the best informant whatever anyone needs to know. He's the one who tells you what you need to take down Hearst.
100	* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He's the one behind the Water War plot, pitting you against Sakura so he can make profits off selling water-balloons to both sides]].
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102	!!Sakura
103	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_sakura.png]]
104	A gamer, [[EarlyBirdCameo first introduced]] as a friend of Nishan but eventually transferred to your school. She's somewhat stubborn and hot-headed but clearly cares for her friends. Although she's initially angry at Nishan for abandoning her they eventually make up and are incredibly close.
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106	* CompetitionFreak: Even when not playing a game, Sakura wants to win. She tracks every other student's grade to see how she's doing (and to ensure the best partner in a group project) and tries to maximize her point score on a ''personality test''.
107	* GamerGirl: She's a very passionate and skilled gamer, leading her pro gaming team to 7th of 100 in a tournament and later being invited to speak on a panel at a con. One of her stories revolves around her tackling sexism in gaming.
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109	!!Koh
110	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_koh.png]]
111	A rebel who joins you school after being expelled from the other local ones (Twin Branches, Athena and Hearst). She's rude and obstructively anti-authority but eventually shows herself to be passionate about what she really cares about and a good friend. Her stories involve fending off her ex-boyfriend Razor when he tries to get her to drop out and getting her to be the legal guardian of her ill grandmother. She makes up with most of the people she wrongs but is fierce enemies with Max.
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113	* TheBully: Was this when she was at Athena Academy, particularly toward Katherine.
114	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the start. She becomes less of a jerk as time passes.
115	* MissingMom: One main-story quest reveals that her mother bailed on her for reasons unrevealed, resulting in Koh having to live with her grandmother.
116	* MeaningfulName: "Koh" means "island" in Thai.
117	* NewTransferStudent: She was introduced this way.
118	* RebelliousSpirit: She doesn't like to obey the rules, or anyone at all. This ranges from the more minor, such as hot wings for breakfast, to the more severe, being kind of obsessed with revenge. However, this clearly pays off for her when she has a proper cause to fight for.
119	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Wings, especially from Wings Atomica. She's overjoyed when she learns [[spoiler: Wes and Ezra]] work there.
120	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Autumn, though she wouldn't really admit it openly.
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122	!!Katherine
123	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_katherine.png]]
124	An emo who originally went to Athena but who transferred after the events with Pandora. She's incredibly close with Mia but is friendly to everyone she meets. She's somewhat of a pushover, needing help to be assertive and having to be kept away from distractions to get work done. She brings the musical she writes, Flutterkiss Manor, to the school and once she transfers forms a track team.
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126	* SpoiledSweet: Her family is incredibly rich - she travels exclusively by limo and isn't allowed to go to a school without a polo team - but she's still incredibly caring and goes out of her way to be nice, even when targeted by Pandora.
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128	!!Shane
129	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_shane.png]]
130	A male cheerleader hailing from Hearst High who eventually transfers to the main character's school.
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132	* CampGay: Implied. He addresses guys and girls alike with affectionate nicknames and generally acts rather flamboyant, but his orientation is ultimately up to the player.
133	* {{Catchphrase}}: “Take Out the trash.” His storyline involves coming up with a new one that’s worthy of memes. He can’t come up with a new one without it being forced.
134	* ExtremeDoormat: At least, while under Kara's thumb.
135	* TheFashionista: He's got an eye for good fashion.
136	* MemeticMutation: InUniverse, his telling the MC to “take out the trash” (take off whatever outfit you picked at a thrift shop) becomes a meme.
137	* StealingTheCredit: On the receiving end of Kara stealing credit for the routine he made. He teaches it to your school before Hearst gets to use it.
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139	!!Fibikemi "Phoebe" Ayotunde
140	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_phoebe.png]]
141	Hearst High's prom queen. She eventually transfers to the main character's school
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143	* ActionGirl: Very proficient at martial arts, although her being prom queen means she has to keep that part of herself under wraps.
144	* BeneathTheMask: She ''really'' just wants to be able to cut loose and have fun, unrestrained from the shackles that her prom-queen title impose on her.
145	* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:And she gets her wish on joining your school]].
146	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: What she's expected to uphold as prom queen.
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148	!!Kallie
149	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_kallie.png]]
150	A writer who is recruited through the extra credit feature. Notable is that while the other main characters all belong to a normal student type and are unlocked in a specific order, she is the only writer available and can be unlocked any time after recruiting Nishan. She was homeschooled most of her life and initially only attends English class. However, after making friends with the main group and tutoring Julian she convinces her parents to let her transfer.
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152	* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Her room is ''filled'' with them, and she keeps the REALLY embarrassing ones hidden under her bed.
153	* [[HomeschooledKids Homeschooled Kid]]: Until she transfers to the player's school.
154	* NoSocialSkills: Due to being homeschooled up until high school, she never learned how to interact. Payton tries to teach her how to act when she invites her along to a party.
155	* NewTransferStudent: She was introduced this way, as a temporary one.
156	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: She tends to prefer long and rare words like "ameliorate" and "celerity". Partially due to the fact that her storyline doubles as SAT prep and thus involves mini-games designed to improve the player's vocabulary.
157	* TraumaButton: During the Trial by Fire arc in the main story, Kallie has an uncharacteristic FreakOut and then a HeroicBSOD at the sight of a fire that is sparked while she, Koh and the main character are conducting a chemistry experiment--and it's even more baffling to the latter two because Kallie grabs a fire extinguisher to put out what's essentially a ''tiny'' fire in a controlled space. [[spoiler:This was largely due to her very overprotective parents never allowing her to engage in any school project that required lighting fires, so she never learned how to handle even small emergencies]].
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160	[[folder:Hearst High]]
161	!!Max Warren
162	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_max.png]]
163	A jock from Hearst High and the most significant antagonist. As the son of the principal, he leads Hearst utterly and insists on being the center of attention. Despite being Mia's brother he despises the player's school and tries to get it shut down, then continues targeting it even when that fails.
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165	* BigBrotherInstinct: Though he's usually [[BigBrotherBully a bully]] towards Mia and her friends, he does actually care for her. This was for instance shown in the quests about Mia's eating disorder, where he is genuinely worried about and supporting of her.
166	* TheBully
167	* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Mia's Abel.
168	** Downplayed, unlike other examples it's shown deep down they do love each other.
169	* JerkJock: He's Hearst's top athlete, although he blatantly only got to this position because he's the son of the principal. Due to this, Julian is almost permanently benched to make sure he doesn't show up Max. He uses his popularity as an excuse to be cold and actively antagonistic, although this eventually turns [[spoiler: Kara]] against him and many of the main characters transfer to get away from him.
170	* HiddenHeartOfGold: As seen in his date quests and his POV quest, he isn't totally unredeemable.
171	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's got plenty of charisma to play this role when he sees fit.
172	* WellDoneSonGuy: As seen in his POV quest, he really craves his father's love and attention despite being the favorite.
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174	!!Kara Sinclair
175	[[quoteright:269:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_kara.png]]
176	Kara is a cheerleader at Hearst who is Max's girlfriend and just as cruel as he is when she first appears. However, she drifts apart from him and mellows somewhat, eventually breaking up with him and starting to hang around with the main group sometimes.
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178	* AlphaBitch: At Hearst she used her status as head cheerleader and Max's girlfriend to get away with awful behavior, both to Hearst students and the player's school. When she breaks up with Max she loses this but some immoral tendencies stay.
179	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She becomes nicer towards, and eventually friendly with the main characters after breaking up with Max.]]
180	* HiddenDepths: She's a skilled actor, playing one of the witches in a performance of Macbeth when everyone goes to a Shakespeare festival.
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184	!!Derek
185	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_derek.png]]
186	A member of Hearst High's football team.
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188	* RealMenWearPink: Pink hair, to be exact, albeit it's cut short.
189	* TokenGoodTeammate: Among Max's inner circle at Hearst. He makes an effort to make sure Max gets his homework in, and is actually civil to you and your schoolmates.
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191	!!Natalie
192	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_school_story_natalie.png]]
193	A member of Hearst High's cheerleading squad, and the new BetaBitch.
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195	* JerkAss: Comes across as being even ''more'' of this than Kara herself, which...is really saying something.
196	** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: ...although she's not above joining forces with you to hold a fundraiser in aid of families who've suffered burning-out due to a fire that destroyed their apartment complex.
197	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Her mother's the city's mayor, which in one quest gives Natalie the clout to take over an entire park for Hearst High's own use.
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199	!!Principal Warren
200	Max and Mia's father, and the principal of Hearst High.
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202	* AbusiveParents: Of the neglect variety, mostly, and both Mia and Max suffer for it. He's also hinted to be of the verbally-abusive variety, as Mia once pantomimes Principal Warren telling Max that emotions don't have a place in their household and that the kids should go live with their mother if they want sympathy.
203	* TheGhost: Frequently mentioned but almost never shown, except in Mia's Dream Date sequence; even then, he doesn't have a character-avatar of his own and has yet to say anything directly on-screen outside of narratives.
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206	[[folder:Athena Academy]]
207	!!Lacey
208	The most popular girl at Athena, an all-girls private school. She seems nice at first and encourages the main group to hang around with them but it becomes clear that she's uptight and has a cruel streak. [[spoiler: She's also Pandora, the mysterious figure tormenting various students for monetary gains. She gets caught and sent to prison but is eventually released and starts dating Max.]]
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210	* AlphaBitch: And how!
211	* TheBully: Toward Katherine, albeit low-key.
212	* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler:Her whole motivation for becoming Pandora was to steal enough money to maintain her formerly lavish lifestyle after her father's company went bankrupt, specifically because she wanted to avoid experiencing this trope from anyone else]].
213	* EvilRedhead: A downplayed example, if you take into consideration how she pushes the sweet-tempered Katherine around. [[spoiler:She's a straighter example as Pandora]].
214	* GreenEyedMonster: Turns out this is why she picks on Katherine [[spoiler:as Pandora]].
215	* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She does get sent to prison, however she gets out pretty fast, gets back to school, and otherwise gets to continue her previous life with few lasting consequences]].
216	* KidsAreCruel
217	* SchoolIdol: She's admired by most of the school and remains its star pupil [[spoiler: even after a prison sentence]].
218	* WalkingSpoiler: Notice how a lot of the above information is whited out?
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220	!!Brigette
221	Mia's cousin and one of the friendly recurring characters. She makes friends with the main group but stays at Athena, even after the events with Pandora.
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223	* TheFashionista: While Athena has a uniform, she's very passionate about style outside of school and takes some students from the main group to Paris fashion week in one premium quest.
224	* SpoiledSweet: Like most girls at Athena her family is incredibly rich but she's still very friendly.
225	[[/folder]]
226
227	[[folder:Twin Branches]]
228	!!Owen
229	A student who originally appeared in ''VideoGame/SurvivingHighSchool''. A fairly nice guy who's still friends with Autumn even after she transfers away. He mostly turns up for cross-school events, almost always alongside Kimi.
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231	* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's a very major character in SHS but rarely turns up and gets very little focus in HSS.
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233	!!Kimi
234	A student who originally appeared in ''VideoGame/SurvivingHighSchool''. An energetic girl who, along with Owen,stayed friends with Autumn and mostly appears in cross-school events. She shares the prize from the dance-off (a trip to a lake house) with the main group and invites them to her birthday party in her quests.
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236	* TheFashionista: She's enthusiastic about fashion. One of the main group's presents to her when her birthday party goes badly wrong is a new outfit.
237	[[/folder]]
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239	[[folder:Statton School for the Humanities]]
240	!!Hope
241	Julian's younger sister. She is bullied by a lot of students at Statton but refuses to talk about it until Julian and the main character investigate and help her. Her initial quests are about bullying and double as an advertisement for [[http://www.cybersmile.org/ Cybersmile]], an organisation that combats cyberbullying but her and Chelsea occasionally show up again.
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244	!!Chelsea
245	Another student at Statton. Initially she joins in with the bullying, thinking that Hope was in the wrong but after the main character and Julian confront her she confronts the other students and befriends Hope.
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247	* AlphaBitch: At first.
248	* HeelFaceTurn: She starts off as bad as everyone else but eventually tells her friends to stop, confronts Asher and reports the bullying properly. She turns up occasionally along with Hope and both of them volunteer at Cybersmile together.
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250	!!Asher Rollins
251	A popular student at the school. He was dating Chelsea but then kissed Hope at a beach party and blamed her. He started cyber-bullying Hope and encouraging others to do the same but he stopped when Chelsea and Hope spoke to the principal and the police got involved.
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253	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: A recent series of quests reveals that his father is this, running a number of grass-roots pastry-stores into the ground and forcing them to close in order to expand his own monopoly on local cookie sales.
254	* JerkAss: So very, very, ''very'', '''VERY''' much. [[LikeFatherLikeSon It runs in the family]].
255	* KickedUpstairs: Gets this treatment from his father during the quest where you, Payton and Nishan are working for Mr. Rollins' baking company; specifically, Asher is placed as assistant to the Board of Directors (a post he clearly doesn't like since he doesn't want to be stuck in a desk job), while Nishan is promoted to Asher's previous post of kitchen manager (as a form of blackmail from Mr. Rollins, with the alternative being lawsuits against your group for attempting to sabotage the cookie recipe formula he's conscripted from Payton and Nishan).
256	* KidsAreCruel: With Hope and Chelsea he is the one who is really in the wrong (as he kissed the former despite being in a relationship with the latter and then blamed Hope) yet he leads a campaign of cyber-bullying against Hope, then both of them once Chelsea confronts him.
257	* LackOfEmpathy
258	* NouveauRiche: He's at least honest enough to acknowledge that his family is new-money.
259	* UpperClassTwit: During the Fantasy Booth date with Mia, Asher shows himself as this, though your actions during that quest can give you the opportunity to show him up.
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261	!!Ryan
262	An artist friend of Autumn's with a prosthetic arm.
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264	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Calvin.
265	** Or not so heterosexual if you so choose.
266	* InformedDeformity: The fact that he has a prosthetic arm has been a bit of bother for him in the past. However, he's used to it by now, and the arm itself is mostly an UnusuallyUninterestingSight, given that nobody ever really comments on it (and in fact, you can't even tell from his character avatar that he even has one).
267	* KindheartedCatLover: He has a ''lot'' of cats at home.
268	* SecretHandshake: Has one with Calvin. [[spoiler:They teach it to you once they both join your school]].
269	* {{Troll}}: He's not above pranking people. Gets even more hilarious when teamed up with Calvin.
270
271	!!Quinn
272	A film student who's introduced shooting footage of student interaction at the other schools, treating it like a natural wildlife documentary.
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274	* DeadpanSnarker
275	* IntrepidReporter: Well, more like Intrepid Film Student, though she does explicitly compare herself to ComicBook/LoisLane at one point in her introductory quest.
276	[[/folder]]
277
278	[[folder:Other]]
279	!!Jack Carver
280	A college student who was once in a band with Ezra, although they are now fierce rivals after Lena cheated on Ezra with him. He's very antagonistic, doing things to spite other people when he has nothing to gain. He now is in another band, Zero Hour, which competes with the one formed by the main group. He is also the only character whose full name is regularly shown.
281	----
282	* INeedToGoIronMyDog: During a brief scene in one quest, Jack flirts with Autumn, then with your main character when the latter comes to Autumn's rescue. Once told that both of you are high school students, though, Jack makes up a quick excuse to leave, saying he "forgot (his) thesis in the microwave."
283	* {{Jerkass}}: He is an utterly terrible person. He regularly goes to significant lengths just to inconvenience others.
284	** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: During one of the Christmas quests (specifically, the one where the dialogue is all in rhyme), Jack shows up to steal the presents from the Artists' hangout, transporting them via a sleigh...but he can be convinced to transport the gifts to the nearby shelter, where they were destined to begin with. Another quest shows him as a volunteer at a fundraiser for families who've recently lost their homes in an apartment-complex fire.
285
286	!!Lena
287	Ezra's ex-girlfriend who cheated on him with and then left him for Jack Carver. Manipulative and shrewd, she enjoys pitting Ezra and Jack against each other.
288	----
289	* EvilRedhead: It's probably not her natural color. Also counts as a FieryRedhead since she tends to throw tantrums like a preschooler when she gets mad.
290	* LackOfEmpathy: At least Jack has ''some'' consideration for others, however slim. Lena? Not so much.
291	* TheVamp
292
293	!!Professor Edwin
294	A skilled physicist and member of the school board who is first encountered when she comes to your science fair to assess the school. Notably, she's the only adult character with an image and dialogue (the others, while sometimes named, are only described second-hand or by narration). She later returns to host the innovation challenge.
295	----
296	* LawfulStupid: Has shades of this at different points in the game, but gets hit especially hard with it in the Expelled story arc, when you and your friends are under suspicion for possession of illegal fireworks. Edwin refuses to listen to the gang's claims of innocence or even allow them to explain their side of the story, instead mandating them to spend time in detention [[spoiler:and then expelling them]].
297	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As an influential member of the school board she can get schools shut down and it's her job to inspect them but although she is tricked by Max and Kara's sabotage of the science fair she's still just doing her job. When the main group contact her with the information they stole from Hearst she meets them and takes it to the school board, ignoring that they could have only acquired that information illegally because it exposed the deep corruption at Hearst. Even during her LawfulStupid phase above, she works things out with the authorities so that you and the others can spend time in detention at school instead of being in jail [[spoiler:at least until the point where she expels you]].
298
299	!!Zero
300	A character in the Pandora quest-line. He helps out with a charity that builds houses and dated Brigette. Katherine kisses him and Pandora threatens to reveal this.
301	----
302	* GracefulLoser: At the end of the main-story quest where Sakura's online gaming guild beats Zero's guild, he congratulates her on a well-played game.
303
304	!!Razor
305	Koh's ex-boyfriend and the antagonist of her quest-line. He wants her to drop out and join his company and so targets the school with hacking and vandalism, trying to frame her.
306	----
307	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He runs his own company, "Razor Blade." It's not stated what exactly the company's into (when asked, he says "it's confidential"), but Koh rightly believes it must be into shady stuff.
308	* TheCracker: He uses his skills for various unspecified illegal activity, as well as to target the school.
309	* EarlyBirdCameo: Potentially. Razor shows up during the Girls Who Code educational quest, back when it was made available for players, as a rival for guest protagonist Gabriella; this trope would then come into play for those players who hadn't yet unlocked Koh.
310	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Even when he's arrested, hiring a good attorney and posting bail are no hurdles for him.
311
312	!!Connor Gunn
313	Kallie's childhood friend and a star quarterback whose team goes against Julian's in an all star game.
314	----
315	* LovableJock: An incredibly talented athlete but inherently kind. When Julian gets hurt during the all-star game, his first reaction is to help him out despite being on the other team.
316
317	!!Matt
318	Wes' older brother and legal guardian (until he was arrested). He had to support Wes but eventually resorted to stealing from his job and got caught and sent to prison. Wes takes the main character to meet him when explaining how his life affected his views on justice.
319	----
320	* JustifiedCriminal: While Wes believes this about him (their situation was very dire so they needed money), Matt clearly regrets breaking the law regardless.
321
322	!!Bartholomew "Ace" de la Cruz
323	A student of the Kepler Magnet School for the Gifted who also serves on the district student council, he helps your main character get settled in as your school's student rep. He also has political aspirations of his own.
324	----
325	* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Your school's Class President is chosen for a White House internship instead of Ace. His response is to sully your reputation with your school and at the district level, then move to have your school shut down]].
326	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: [[spoiler:When he officially joins your school, nobody but your main character is there to greet him, his attempted shutdown of the school being public knowledge by this point. Both he and the main character acknowledge this, with the latter adopting a "friends close, enemies closer" M.O. with Ace]].
327	* KnowledgeBroker: When it comes to things related to the school district council, he's the man to go to. Wes actually recommends him to your main character when you start trying out for the council.
328	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may have pretty selfish reasons for helping the main character to get on the district council, but, well, he ''does'' help to further your standing with the council at times when the main character wouldn't have managed on their own.
329	* ManipulativeBastard: He knows how to weave his way around the district student council. [[spoiler:And also how to manipulate you into voicing frustration against your critics, then editing the footage to be shown out of context to force you to resign your post on the council]].
330	* WellDoneSonGuy: He's afraid of his parents and will take extreme measures to make them proud. If he fails, they will send him off to a boarding school.
331
332	!!Beckett
333	A mysterious wallflower with a rather expansive imagination.
334	----
335	* ChickMagnet: The girls swoon over him, although he doesn't seem to pay them much mind.
336	* HeroesLoveDogs: His introductory quest sees him reminiscing about his dog.
337
338	!!Chase Cunningham
339	The son of wealthy socialites, he is often the talk of the tabloids.
340	----
341	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though as his introductory quest eventually reveals, there's more gold than jerk.
342	* SharpDressedMan
343	* UpperClassTwit: His social circle behaves this way. Chase himself starts out like this at first, but exposure to your main character [[CharacterDevelopment mellows him]].
344
345	!!Talia and Tariq al-Assam
346	A brother-and-sister pair of twins who are already well-known in the business world despite still being in high school.
347	----
348	* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Tariq's the Foolish and Talia's the Responsible, though both of them are sharp when it comes to business skills.
349	* HalfIdenticalTwins
350	* LadyInRed: Talia.
351	* SharpDressedMan: Tariq.
352
353	!!Calvin
354	A band student who is best friends with Ryan.
355	----
356	* ClassClown: Can behave as this at times, despite not ''actually'' being a Class Clown type of student in-game.
357	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Ryan.
358	* {{Keet}}: Calvin is...energetic. Appropriate for a band student, actually.
359	* SecretHandshake: Has one with Ryan. [[spoiler:They teach it to you once they both join your school]].
360	* {{Troll}}: He loves to prank people. Even more so if he teams up with Ryan to do it.
361
362	!!Isabel "Dizzy" Jimenez
363	A hip-hop student who writes her lyrics based on social issues that she wants to educate the public on.
364	----
365	* BattleRapping: She has a club that specializes in this.
366	* BerserkButton: Making light of her campaign for highlighting social issues. To be more specific, she goes on your Class Clown's radio program to talk about the issues she wants to bring to the fore...then the Class Clown starts asking her some rather silly questions that end up taking away from the seriousness of what Dizzy's there to discuss. Dizzy just barely manages to keep her cool, only to storm out at the very end of the broadcast.
367
368	!!Ellie
369	A mascot who wears a dinosaur costume.
370	----
371	* CloudCuckooLander: Comes across this way at times. "She's an odd bird," indeed.
372	* PerpetualSmiler: Well, it's hard to see by virtue of the fact that she's never seen without her mask, but her mannerisms indicate this at least. She's always cheerful and upbeat.
373
374	!!Hannah
375	A Country student who is always at home in the great outdoors, having grown up on a ranch.
376	----
377	* FarmersDaughter: She definitely dresses the part.
378	* PerpetualSmiler
379	* ShipTease: Some of her dialogue indicates an attraction to the main character, even if you're already dating someone.
380	* WrenchWench: She's very handy at fixing motor vehicles' mechanical issues.
381
382	!!Logan
383	A Heartthrob student who leads his own dance crew.
384	----
385	* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: Because it gives his crew a purpose and hope for betterment.
386	* RagTagBunchOfMisfits: His dance crew consists of kids who've grown up on the rough side of life.
387	* SleevesAreForWimps: He wears a sleeveless gray T-shirt.
388
389	!!Janey
390	An Outdoor student who is quite keen about nature and outdoor physical activities such as camping.
391	----
392	* FieryRedhead: She can be rather passionate about her ideals.
393	* FreeRangeChildren: She gets quite a bit of room to roam the woods as she wishes. [[spoiler:She's actually a LonelyRichKid whose parents, the Rousseaus, hardly have time for her]].
394	* [[MrImagination Ms. Imagination]]: A very creative mind, she has. [[spoiler:She uses it to create and perpetrate the local Bigfoot-expy legend]].
395	* NatureLover
396	* OutdoorsyGal
397	* SociallyAwkwardHero: "She often prefers [[InHarmonyWithNature the company of trees and woodland creatures]] to that of actual people."
398	[[/folder]]
399
400	[[folder: The Students]]
401
402	* HelloInsertNameHere: You can name them whatever you wish.
403
404	!Jock
405	* CasualSportsJersey
406	* LovableJock: Their actions in-story are a far cry from what [[JerkJock Max]] is like.
407
408	!Nerd
409	* NerdGlasses: The female Nerd wears a pair at Levels 1, 4, and 7. The glasses are absent on the student's Level 10 outfit.
410	* ThisCannotBe: The Nerd has this reaction when they find out Lightning Bug has been cancelled.
411
412	!Prep
413	* SpoiledSweet: They're wealthy and well-connected, but also tend to be quite nice to be around.
414
415	!Cheerleader
416
417	!Gamer
418	* GamerChick: The female Gamer, obviously.
419
420	!Hipster
421
422	!Student Gov
423	* ThoseTwoGuys: If a quest requires them, it’s usually gonna need two of them.
424
425	!Wallflower
426	* TheQuietOne: Sometimes.
427
428	!Artist
429
430	!Musician
431
432	!Slacker
433	* FailedASpotcheck: Their quest involves finding their school ID. Turns out they forgot to get one even when it was written as a reminder in their notebook.
434	* TheSlacker: Obviously. Their quest involves teaching the MC how to relax.
435
436	!Actor
437	* DramaClub: If school plays are to be put on (particularly works of famous literature), they'll usually be involved.
438
439	!Dancer
440
441	!Filmmaker
442
443	!Band
444	* PrimaryColorChampion: Both genders wear some combination of red, yellow, and white on their various uniforms.
445
446	!Mascot
447	* EpicFail: Their quest has them being bad at their job to the point it goes viral after they fail a basketball dunk.
448
449	!Elf
450
451	!Writer
452	* SchoolNewspaperNewsHound
453
454	!Skater
455
456	!Emo
457
458	!Virtuoso
459
460	!DJ
461
462	!Class Clown
463	* CannotTellAJoke: Largely because their jokes are in-jokes that only their relatives would actually get. Helping them to come up with fresh, witty material is the basis of their help-quest.
464	* ClassClown: Take a guess.
465
466	!Hip Hop
467
468	!Glee
469
470	!Heartthrob
471	* SchoolIdol: They definitely have the popularity for this.
472
473	!Country
474
475	!Movie Star
476	* TeenIdol
477
478	!Surfer
479	* SurferDude: Ironically, their description averts the stereotypical Surfer Speak, as they're not about to say words or phrases like "cowabunga."
480	--> No-one talks like that anymore.
481
482	!Fast Food
483	* BurgerFool: The male student's Level 1 outfit even has a burger-hat, and the Level 10 outfit has a burger-mask, to make the trope more literal. The female student's Level 1 outfit also has a burger-hat, while the Level 10 outfit includes a fries-hat and a fries-outfit.
484
485	!Class President
486	* ClassRepresentative
487
488	!Varsity
489	* [[BigManOnCampus Big Guy/Girl On Campus]]: They certainly have this attitude during their help-quest.
490	* CasualSportsJersey: One that's even more elaborately designed than what the Jocks wear.
491
492	!Anime Club
493	* SailorFuku: The female student's Level 4 outfit is this.
494
495	!Yacht Club
496
497	!Yearbook
498
499	!Earth Club
500
501	!Jazz Club
502
503	!Foodie
504
505	!Rebel
506	* {{Delinquents}}: They have the look and attitude, and are definitely not about to follow school rules they think are arbitrary.
507	* HellBentForLeather: Both genders have leather jackets as part of their outfits.
508	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: They can be very anti-authoritarian, rude, defiant, sarcastic, and often up to suspicious behavior, but during their help-quest they encourage the main character to support Autumn during her HeroicBSOD, and in the main quest they agree to [[TeachHimAnger teach Katherine how to assert herself more]].
509
510	!Hacker
511	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: During their help-quest, their efforts to help various students with their hacking skills (in an effort to make friends) only alienates them, and they reveal that this was also a problem at their old school.
512	* CoolShades: Yellow-framed ones in their Level 10 outfit.
513	* PlayfulHacker
514	* InTheHood: Their Level 10 outfit sports a jacket with a big hoodie.
515
516	!Clubber
517	* PurpleIsPowerful: A lot of their default outfits have purple as a main color.
518	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: It pays to be on a first-name basis with club bouncers; these students can consequently breeze into clubs without having to get in line.
519
520	!Punk Rocker
521
522	!Goth
523	* {{Goth}}: No duh.
524
525	!Auto Club
526
527	!Street Artist
528
529	!Parkour
530	* LeParkour: It's all in their title.
531	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the Parkour student slowly walks past physical obstacles instead of jumping or vaulting over them like usual, you ''know'' something is seriously wrong.
532	* WellDoneSonGuy: Their help-quest involves getting the approval of their father, who doesn't see parkour as an actual sport.
533
534	!Vampire
535	* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire
536	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Their help-quest deliberately makes it very ambiguous whether the character in question is in fact a vampire or not, despite Julian's efforts to prove that they are ''and'' despite their clique description clearly stating their nature.
537
538	!Werewolf
539	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Full moons or extreme stress trigger transformations, but they still retain their human intelligence and speech and can transform back at will. They also give the typical "AWOOO" howl as a form of laughter.
540	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Apparently, your schoolmates aren't freaking out that werewolves can and do attend your school; even the fact that they can and do transform is more of an occupational hazard that can be rectified through ThePowerOfFriendship.
541
542	!Homecoming
543
544	!Prom
545	[[/folder]]

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