Line #29 Characters/TheBackstagers


1	Here is a list of characters from ''ComicBook/TheBackstagers''.
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5	[[folder:Jory]]
6	The newest member of the Backstagers. New to St. Genesius, he didn't think he'd fit until he found the rest of the crew kids Jory is eager to learn about the magical world of theatre. And the magical world ''under'' the theatre.
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8	* TheHero: A more downplayed version due to character rotation, but the story still focuses on him.
9	* NaiveNewcomer: Jory is new to the Backstagers, and serves as the AudienceSurrogate into the magical world behind the curtains.
10	* OfficialCouple: With Hunter at the midway point of the series.
11	* TheWatson: Being the new member of the Backstagers, he has to be shown the ropes. This also serves a purpose in introducing readers to the world of the Backstagers.
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14	[[folder:Hunter]]
15	The main carpenter of the St. Genesius workshop, and he's really passionate about building things! He can make just about ANYTHING with his trusty pink rotary hammer, and he can even make most of it "actor-proof."
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17	* BerserkButton: He has two.
18	** First is school drama critic Quentin Quackenbush, because he never acknowledges the sets Hunter builds for the plays. He once used his drill to seal Quentin's locker and got a month of Saturday detentions for it. In Hunter's opinion, it was worth it.
19	** In the character designs, he seems to ''loathe'' Stephen Sondheim and refuses to allow anything the man's created onto his stage.
20	* BigBeautifulMan: Hunter is explicitly designed to be a bit overweight, with a visibly big belly, and is also genuinely handsome and attractive as well as charismatic, confident, and an unapologetic gay flirt.
21	* TheCasanova: His very first interaction with Jory is to dramatically flirt with him. This is lately revealed to be mostly an act, as he admits in the second issue he was eager to impress Jory.
22	* OfficialCouple: With Jory at the midway point of the series.
23	* RealMenWearPink: Is openly gay and wields a sparkly pink drill, but is also a master craftsman who can build, construct, sew, and cook.
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26	[[folder:Aziz]]
27	Aziz is Sasha's best friend, and the straight man of the group. More serious, mature, and level-headed one there, whether they're trekking through the prop storage shed or magical wonderlands.
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29	* AmbiguouslyBrown: While his actual ethnicity isn't stated outright his name implies that he's Middle Eastern.
30	* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Is this to Sasha, having promised Sasha's parents he'd keep him safe.
31	* DeadpanSnarker: Has a very dry and sardonic wit.
32	* StraightMan: As mentioned, he serves this role. He also happens to be the only member of the Backstagers who is a cis straight guy.
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35	[[folder:Beckett]]
36	The mad lighting genius of St. Genesius. He can be a bit... sensitive about letting anyone else touch the lightboards, but that's just because he knows they super expensive, and while a totally dark house might be a cool artistic choice one time, it'd be pretty dangerous for every show.
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39	* DarkSecret: In “The Final Blackout”, Beckett reveals that [[spoiler: he was forced to take tap dancing lessons when he was younger]]. He then requests LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain.
40	* GadgeteerGenius: Straddling the line between this and MadScientist when up in his booth, Beckett is good enough with his lights that he is able to run a show from a single handheld control pad, as well as set an entire show's light cues to run on autopilot while Beckett runs into the Backstage. Before his transfer, he helped one of the Angels with a "Stitch-o-matic".
41	* TheGrinch: For most of the Valentines issue, Beckett is this for Valentines Day in place of Christmas. He gets over it.
42	* ShipTease: With Bailey.
43	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Seems to be rather fond of Twizzlers and Diet Coke.
44	* TransTribulations: He's a transgender boy who transferred from Penitent Angels. When accidentally meeting up with his old Backstagers crew, there's bad blood between him and Genevieve over his departure at the worst possible time. After some initial hostility, Genevieve apologizes when she understands Beckett had to leave for his own sake.
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47	[[folder:Sasha]]
48	A human embodiment of light and energy, Sasha loves everyone and everything. He has a tendency to get into dangerous situations, but his positivity usually sees him through! Sasha is the worst at being quiet backstage.
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50	* BerserkButton: He detests Halloween as a day he sees as one where people go around dressing up and maliciously tricking others.
51	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He largely operates on his own wavelength. For example, he thinks that clowns are "real" in the sense they are a separate species and is rather upset when he realizes a teacher was dressing up as one for Halloween.
52	* TheCutie: Sasha is absolutely precious... and he KNOWS IT, using his impossible cuteness in the Valentines Day issue to acquire mass amounts of Valentines candy.
53	* FriendToAllLivingThings: A bit of ditz, Sasha is more than happy to make friends with tool rats given the first opportunity.
54	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: He's essentially sunshine personified.
55	* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite looking and acting like a child, Sasha is actually the second-oldest of the Backstagers and a junior student.
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58	[[folder:Reo]]
59	Reo joins the crew in The Ghost Light. Despite being a modern witch, he adheres to none of the traditional stereotypes of the term.
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63	[[folder:Tim and Jaime]]
64	Tim and Jaime are the current stage managers and leaders of the Backstagers.
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66	* HypocrisyNod: After Tim insists the Backstagers view their homework as their second obligation during tech week, Jaime chimes in they can treat it as sixth or seventh if they please. Tim states they have to set a good example, at which point Jaime reminds him there's an AP English paper he hasn't started yet.
67	* PassingTheTorch: Due to their imminent graduation, they are training Hunter to take their place.
68	* TeamMom: And Team Dad. The two tend to act as the "parents" of the Backstagers.
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71	[[folder:Kevin and Blake [=McQueen=]]]
72	Kevin and Blake [=McQueen=] are the lead actors, often the first to treat the Backstagers as less than dirt, and lording over the other actors with iron fists.
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74	* CreepyTwins: They are... very close to one another.
75	* {{Hypocrite}}: They mock the Backstagers the same way jocks would mock them, but the irony is completely lost on them. [[spoiler: Until one of them goes missing and they acknowledge how awful they treat others.]]
76	* JerkJock: Or at least, the stage equivalent. They are to the Backstagers what actual jocks would be to THEM.
77	* LargeHam: The two are individual halves of a giant ham. They make a production of ''everything''.
78	* ThePrimaDonna: They both make rather unreasonable demands of the Backstagers, and even when they give the twins what they want they'll still complain.
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81	[[folder:Bailey]]
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85	!Elliot Rample
86	Faculty Advisor of the St. Genesius theater, he was a member of the old Backstagers crew of 1987, as Monkey.
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88	* MentorArchetype: Is this to the Backstagers, through his prior experience with the Backstage.
89	* MyGreatestFailure: He managed to get the 1987 crew out of the tunnels one by one... except for Polaroid, who was too far back, and by the time Rample found him, Polaroid was long dead. The Valentines Day issue reveals that Rample keeps a photo of himself and Polaroid with him, and every Valentines Day he retreats backstage to the lights room to remember Polaroid.
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92	!Polaroid
93	The primary antagonist of the initial run. A ghostly figure haunting the backstage area. His real name is Tommy.
94	* CameBackWrong: Mr Rample drew him in the sketchbook and threw it off the Patchwork Catwalk. Since anything drawn into the sketchbook affects the backstage tunnels, he came back, although this Polaroid is a dangerous and malicious entity.
95	* DeadAllAlong: He claims that he and the Backstage crew of 1987 all died in the backstage. In reality, he's the only who never made it out alive.
96	* DyingAsYourself: As Mr. Rample erases Polaroid from the sketchbook, Polaroid's ghost's face changes into the normal human face he had prior to his initial death.
97	* NightmareFace: Most appearances of Polaroid show his face as a combination of GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath mixed with HiddenEyes topped off with a jagged SlasherSmile.
98	* TheNicknamer: He's the one who gave Elliot Rample his nickname of "Monkey", from his high-pitched, monkey-like laugh.
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100	!Dionysus
101	The Greek god of, among other things, theater. He either found or created the artifacts of theater in a cave while he was younger.
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103	* DemonicPossession: Divine Possession, technically. He hops into Sasha’s body to communicate with the other Backstagers.
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