Line #41 Characters/Nightmarish


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3	[[folder: The Characters in General]]
4	* ColorCodedCharacters:
5	** Drac - Red
6	** Scrap - Yellow
7	** Phantom -Purple
8	** Jekyll/Hyde - Blue
9	** Medusa - Green
10	** Axel - Orange
11	** Lawrence - Pink
12	** Gill - Cyan
13	** Aziza - White
14	* CuteMonsterGirl: Parodied. They're all rather adorable-looking humanoids based on different horror monsters who have a Creator/TimBurton-esque style and can also be rather destructive and murderous sometimes.
15	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: They’re young adults by paranormal standards, but they’re older than any human alive. Drac is 665, Scrap is 297, Phantom is 132, Jekyll/Hyde is 159, Aziza is 2897, Medusa is 2268, Axel is 708, Lawrence is 103, and Gill is 107.
16	* WasOnceAMan: Half of the cast used to be human before their deaths and resurrections. These include [[HeadlessHorseman Axel]], [[{{Mummy}} Aziza]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Drac]], [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Phantom]], and [[DemonOfHumanOrigin Jekyll]].
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19	!!The Nightmarish 9
20	[[folder: Axel Horsmann]]
21	A [[Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow former legend of a certain area]], The King of Nightmaria and the Master of the castle.
22	* CloudCuckooLander: Described as one.
23	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: When he was first introduced, he was only known as the Headless Horseman. It wasn't until an update on the character list that his name was revealed.
24	* TheGoodKing: While his rules ''are'' a bit chaotic, he does care for his subjects.
25	* HeadlessHorseman: Duh.
26	* PunnyName: ''Horsmann''.
27	* RealMenWearPink: Loves unicorns (his steed is one, even) and treats carving his pumpkin heads like putting on makeup.
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30	[[folder: Aziza]]
31	The Queen of Nightmaria.
32	* AscendedExtra: Goes from neighbor to queen as of 2020.
33	* ButtMonkey: Her introductory comic in the original series has her sarcophagus break ''because the castle's music is that loud''. This died down in the later versions.
34	* ChummyMummy: Unlike her allies, Aziza lacks any violent bone in what's left of her body, and is overall a soft sweetheart.
35	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Wants to live her life in Nightmaria and adapt to modern times just like a human would.
36	* {{Mummy}}: The living mummy of a long-dead Pharaoh, who in sharp contrast to the luxurious look of ancient Egypt would rather be a softer cottagecore type.
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39	[[folder: Alcina "Drac" Dracula]]
40	[[{{Dracula}} The count themself]], who moved in and became royal adviser after their castle was destroyed by an angry mob.
41	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Dracula was a cis man in the original story and almost every adaptation has him be such. Here, the 2018 series had them as a trans woman, and while 2020 had them go by dominantly masculine pronouns for a while, 2022 would have them be genderfluid.
42	* BigEater: Consumed enough blood to [[https://nightmarish-adventures.tumblr.com/post/174799101421/fountain have her stomach rupture offscreen]].
43	** He also ate one or more whole pizzas, considering the garlic poisoning the following night WorthIt.
44	* DaywalkingVampire: Apparently vampires being harmed by sunlight only works in movies.
45	* ExplosiveBreeder: Said to have a LOT of vampire kids, [[ReallyGetsAround many from different mothers and fathers]].
46	* Jerkass: While a bit tamer than their inspiration, she's still not a pleasant person, tending to disregard warnings and calling Jekyll a "fucking nerd" in an older comic.
47	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: It's no shock that being a vampire, he has to drink blood. The main thing is, for her it's her ''energy drink''.
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50	[[folder: Project Frankenstein a.k.a "Scrap"]]
51	[[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} The creation reviled by his creator]], and royal guard leader.
52	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The original monster was very human-looking, albeit doomed by UncannyValley. Here, they're a patchwork beast of various animals, best described as a "walking taxidermy".
53	* FrankensteinsMonster: Hilariously enough while their intelligence is more closer to the original story, they actually look much more animalistic than other examples.
54	* MixAndMatchCritters: Officially listed as an animal hybrid in the 2022 Instagram bios. Apparently, they're made of too many animals for Silverpen to list.
55	* PerpetualFrowner: Doesn't smile often, if at all.
56	* SurroundedByIdiots: Not too fond of the chaos that goes around in the castle.
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59	[[folder: Erik "DJ Phantom" Aria]]
60	The ghost of [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera a certain Phantom]], also housekeeper and musician.
61	* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: An actual phantom here rather than a deformed human. Justified, as it's been ''over 100 years'' since his story (which is semi-canon), so he's definitely dead now.
62	* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Currently referred to with both "they" and "he" pronouns.
63	* ButterFace: The rest of his body is slender and attractive, while his face looks pretty ghastly. Being ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', this was kind expected.
64	* ManChild: Said to be immature, such as claiming to have slept like a baby... and meaning that they started crying upon realizing they pissed themself.
65	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Looks like a traditional ghost in the reboot.
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68	[[folder: Dr. Helena Joudai-Jekyll/Elaine Hayate-Hyde]]
69	The spirit of [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde the two-faced doctor]], and the castle's scientist and medic.
70	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Nightmarish has them be genderfluid with any pronouns.
71	* BigEater: Hyde.
72	* CoolShades: The current design for Hyde.
73	* DemonOfHumanOrigin: His demonic status after death was a side-effect of the formula.
74	* HiddenEyes: As Hyde in the original. He trades them for CoolShades in the reboot.
75	* HulkingOut: Aside from drinking caffeine or feeling mischievous, it's said Jekyll also becomes Hyde when angry.
76	* JekyllAndHyde: Yep.
77	* LivingShadow: In recent versions, they're a shadow spirit, being an undead form of the original Dr. Jekyll.
78	* NiceGuy: Jekyll, though there are said to be times they're a bit self-centered.
79	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: They were outright said to be a demon in the previous versions, but it's still suggested a shadow spirit is a demon type.
80	* RaceLift: White European in the original source and most adaptations, but is reimagined as half-Japanese here.
81	* ShoutOut: When both are active as of 2020, they're conjoined at the waist ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' style.
82	* SlimeGirl: As established in the 2022 Instagram bios, they're a shadow spirit that's 60% [=HJ7=],[[note]]That was the name of the formula in the [[Theatre/JekyllAndHyde musical]].[[/note]] giving off this vibe.
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85	[[folder: Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale]]
86	The wardens of the castle's dungeons.
87	* ComicTrio: An odd variation. Medusa is an idiotic leader, Euryale is the complainer but she's much more passive, and Stheno is there for the ride, though still aware of what's going on.
88	* TheDitz: '''Medusa'''.
89	* {{Expy}}: A trio of animalistic characters in green, red, and blue? One's a trouble maker, another is short-tempered, and the third is timid? One wears a hat, another wears glasses? [[Music/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Hmmmm...]]
90	* GorgeousGorgon: Of a sort. They're portrayed as looking like SnakePeople with leechlike hair as opposed to the more traditional human-with-snake-hair interpretation, but regardless they're still rather cute.
91	* TheStoner: Pun intended.
92	* SnakePeople: As opposed to looking like human women with snakes as hair, they're portrayed as this, though still with rather snake-like hair.
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95	[[folder: Lawrence/Luna Lycan]]
96	The castle gardener, [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 who has a beastly side]].
97	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: While the character initially went by he/him like their main inspiration, 2023 onward has the character be nonbinary, their pronouns going by they/them.
98	* AdaptationalIntelligence: Lawrence Talbot suffered AlternateIdentityAmnesia when it came to his lycanthropy. Luna Lycan on the other hand can turn at will and retains their memory and sapience, and even when forcibly turned under the full moon, they are aware of what they're doing, but [[AndIMustScream unable to control themself]].
99	* AlliterativeName: As of 2020, their name is '''L'''awrence/'''L'''una '''L'''ycan.
100	* AndIMustScream: Lawrence knows what they do during the full moon, but they're unable to control their lupine instinct for the most part.
101	* AnthropomorphicShift: Inverted in two different ways.
102	** Within the series itself, Lawrence initially started as just an anthropomorphic wolf that just so happened to be called a lycanthrope, but as Silverpen got more comfortable with using traditional horror tropes, they became more and more like a traditional werewolf, their wolf form's final design on all fours.
103	** And compared to their inspiration as well. Talbot's werewolf form was very much humanoid, looking more apelike than canine. Lycan's beast form on the other hand is undoubtedly a wolf, ironic considering their AdaptationalIntelligence.
104	* CompositeCharacter: While name and backstory wise they're meant to be Lawrence Talbot (even being named such in earlier versions), their connection with botany and the AndIMustScream nature of their lycanthropy more alludes to [[Film/WerewolfOfLondon Wilfred Glendon]], and the general appearance of their wolf form is best described as a slightly more "accurate" take on [[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon David Kessler's]].
105	* LittleBitBeastly: Their standard form has them retain lupine eye ducts, fangs, extra body hair, claws, and even paw pads.
106	* WerewolfThemeNaming: Lawrence ''Lycan''.
107	** 2023 onwards has them also go by the alternative name Luna.
108	* WerewolvesAreDogs: Older drafts had this be played straight, as not only was their occupation based on dogs tending to dig holes in their owners' yard, but they also initially wore nothing but a collar, had cars on their like list and [[MailmanVsDog mailmen]] on their dislike list, and had one comic about them being colorblind. In later versions, these are done away with, as while Lawrence still is a gardener, wears a collar, and is colorblind, these have nothing to do with their lycanthropy.
109	* WolfMan: Was portrayed as an anthro wolf in previous versions, but the recent take has them following the traditional werewolf tropes, particularly giving them a more human form.
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112	[[folder: Gill Blue]]
113	The royal chef [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon from the Black Lagoon]].
114	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Said to have to most outlandish personality.
115	* FearlessFool: Not afraid to cut his own arm off just to cook fish as dinner.
116	* FishPerson: He's the Gill-Man, after all.
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119	[[folder: Waffles Walker]]
120	An amnesiac zombie fished from the dumpster, and castle maid.
121	* GhostAmnesia: Waffles can't remember her human life or her cause of death. While seeking this out isn't her main goal, she's still a bit curious about it.
122	* SweetTooth: Craves candy as much as they crave vital organs.
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125	[[folder: Blobette]]
126	[[Film/TheBlob1958 Alien slime]] that was genetically altered, serves as the Shaduo's assistant.
127	* FatIdiot: Downplayed. She's notably chubby to fit her basis, and is said to be a naïve klutz.
128	* SlimeGirl: Her genetic alterations include giving her a more humanoid form.
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131	!!Other Characters
132	[[folder: Jack Griffin]]
133	The neighbor.
134	* DemotedToExtra: Goes from royal adviser to neighbor in the reboot.
135	* FlatCharacter: So far the one with the least characterization. This is why he was DemotedToExtra in the reboot.
136	%%* {{Invisibility}}
137	* NoSocialSkills: Said to be asocial.
138	[[/folder]]
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140	[[folder: The Monsters of Gorey Graveyard]]
141	26 monsters that live in the graveyard next to the castle. All of them are based on "A Gorey Demise" by ''Music/CreatureFeature''. They were to mostly appear in time cards in comics after their introduction.
142	* BeastMan: Eric, Johnny, Nicki, Reyna, Urich, Willow, and Yessie resemble an anthropomorphic worm, snake, spider, raccoon, horse, deer, and bird respectively.
143	* BuriedAlive: How Eric was killed.
144	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Only Olive appeared once in the whole series, and they have yet to be seen in later versions.
145	* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Frank, [[EyeScream who was stabbed through the eye]], becomes some sort of creature who '''has eyes all over him'''.
146	* GenderFlip: Willow was known as Will in the original song.
147	* {{Irony}}: A majority of them have become something that resembles what killed them. For example: Johnny, who was bitten by snakes, resurrected into a SnakePerson, and Olive, who took drugs, (or in the song's words, "Lived life too fast") became a monster made of ''crystal meth''.
148	* MassiveNumberedSiblings: They're said to all be siblings. ''And there's 26 of them''.
149	* MixAndMatchCritters: Zack looks like a deranged amalgamation of a couple of different animals, to reflect his insanity.
150	* {{Snowlems}}: Tori resurrected into this, having froze in the snow.
151	* UndeadChild: Greg is technically one, (though he's also an embryo-preserving robot) as he died in the womb.
152	* WasOnceAMan: They all used to be human before they died.

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