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7	[[foldercontrol]]
8
9	!Main Characters
10
11	[[folder: In General]]
12	!!In General
13	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_1045.JPG]]
14	[[caption-width-right:300:Alien invasion or teen angst?]]
15
16	* FireForgedFriends: The group are only really friends because they witness the emergence of the Shadow Kin and the Doctor charged them with the protection of the rips in time/space.
17	* FriendlessBackground: Most if not all of the Bunghole Defense Squad are this.
18	* KidHero: Excluding Quill, all of them are 17 or under. Tanya is only 14! And together they defend Earth.
19	[[/folder]]
20
21	[[folder:Miss Quill]]
22	!!Andrea Quill (Andra’ath)
23	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p04c03rk.jpg]]
24	[[caption-width-right:300:''"And I am war itself!"'']]
25	->'''Played by:''' Katherine Kelly (2016)
26
27	A Quill and self-proclaimed freedom fighter from the planet Rhodia. After being captured by the opposing Rhodia, she is enslaved to the prince Charlie. She is the only Quill to survive the genocide by the Shadow Kin, and escapes the Shadow Kin with Charlie thanks to the Doctor. Since then she has taken up the guise of a Physics teacher, and is Charlie's unwilling protector.
28	----
29	* AlienAmongUs: As far as we know, the only alien at Coal Hill Academy aside from Charlie.
30	* ApatheticTeacher: She's openly blunt, condescending and insulting towards her students.
31	* AsleepForDays: [[spoiler: 'Hibernates' for six days while pregnant.]]
32	* BadassDriver: [[spoiler:In Episode 3 she hijacks a freaking double-decker bus and then [[CarFu rips the Lankin's main stem]].]]
33	* BadassTeacher: She may not be able to use weapons anymore, but she can still kick ass.
34	* CannotTellFictionFromReality: She reads ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' and wonders aloud if it really happened.
35	* {{Catchphrase}}: "I am war itself!"
36	* DarkActionGirl: She is a woman. She is kind of evil. She kicks ass.
37	* HumanAliens: She looks completely human, although it's all but spelled out that it's the result of some modification to her natural state.
38	* IJustWantToBeFree: She loathes being a servant to Charlie.
39	* {{Jerkass}}: Aloof, rude, selfish and anti-social.
40	* JerkassHasAPoint: She's incredulous that the Doctor is expecting the main characters, who are in their early to late teens, to defend the space-time rift in the school.
41	* LadySwearsALot: Gets ''really'' angry with a silent [[spoiler:robotic]] visitor observing her class. When reprimanded for her outburst, Mr. Armitage remarks that he doesn't even know what some of the swears words she used are supposed to mean.
42	* LargeHam: "Leave us, [[MundaneMadeAwesome we are DECORATING]]!"
43	* LastOfHerKind: The last Quill in the universe, after the Shadow Kin commits genocide against her species.
44	* LoopholeAbuse: While the parasite in her brain forces her to protect Charlie and never use a weapon, she's more than capable of finding ways around both those things.
45	* MadeASlave: She committed a serious crime (although it is not said what the crime was) and serving Charlie is her punishment. The series zigzags how justified this is. As Tanya points out, slavery is morally wrong and the legal system punishing Quill is defunct. On the other hand, Quill was a terrorist and war criminal, and the viewer has little information as to the gravity of what she did, though Charlie's insistence that they were ‘terrorist acts’ partnered with Quill's temperament lends to the impression they were fairly heinous.
46	* ManipulativeBitch: Just because she can't use a weapon doesn't mean she can talk some poor soul into doing it, [[spoiler:neglecting to mention it will cost them their lives.]]
47	* MysticalPregnancy: [[spoiler:Becomes pregnant in Episode 7, and her pregnancy is then sped up due to time in the metaphysical engine running differently to time on Earth.]]
48	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her true name is Andra’ath, but on Earth she is only ever referred to as Miss Quill. She uses the fake first name Andrea.
49	* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:Being pregnant in the finale doesn't affect her ability to kick ass.]] In ''stiletto heels''.
50	* PsychoSidekick: Although he doesn't know some of the details, such as causing the deaths of other students to protect, Charlie is entirely aware of his bodyguard and servant's questionable morals.
51	* RebelLeader: "I once led an army!".
52	* RestrainingBolt: She has a parasite called an Arn (which kinda looks like [[MixAndMatchCritters a cross between a naked mole rat and a lizard]]) in her head that will kill her if she fails to serve and protect Charlie or uses a weapon. [[spoiler: Though not any more...]]
53	* RevengeBeforeReason: She tries to [[spoiler:persuade Charlie to use the souls to destroy the Shadow Kin even though this will leave them helpless to be eaten alive by the petals]].
54	* SadistTeacher: Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is dropping Charlie's phone on the floor and otherwise insulting all her students.
55	* SciFiBobHaircut: She is an alien, and has a bob haircut.
56	* SpeciesSurname: The alias she uses while on Earth is the name of her species.
57	* TokenEvilTeammate: So far, she is indirectly responsible for two deaths, [[spoiler:granted one turned out to be a robot]], but that doesn't change the fact that she is only helping the main characters because she'll die if she fails to protect Charlie.
58	* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Amply Discussed, as she is [[InsistentTerminology very insistent]] that she wasn't a terrorist and was completely justified in the bombing campaign she waged against the Rhodians.
59	[[/folder]]
60
61	[[folder:Charlie]]
62	!!Charlie Smith
63	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p04c05k7.jpg]]
64	[[caption-width-right:300: ''"Do you know the feeling of dread?"'']]
65	->'''Played by:''' Greg Austin (2016)
66
67	The prince of the alien planet Rhodia. Following the extermination of his planet, he is the only Rhodia alive. He and Miss Quill were saved by the Doctor, who sent them to Earth to hide among humans.
68
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70	* AbusiveAlienParents: Charlie says that [[ParentalNeglect his parents didn't love him and treated him as their property]].
71	* AlienAmongUs: Last of the Rhodia, living on Earth and attending school with humans.
72	* AlienPrincess: A rare male example of this.
73	* BlueAndOrangeMorality:
74	** Broadly a good guy, but sees no moral issue with essentially keeping Miss Quill a slave.
75	** Seems to seriously consider [[spoiler:committing genocide on the Shadow Kin to resurrect his people]]. Revealed in Episode 6 [[spoiler: he actively wants to commit genocide on the Shadow Kin; the only thing stopping him is Matteusz’s judgement]].
76	* BlueBlood: He is a prince. Before his species was destroyed, he was the heir to the Rhodian throne. As such he was socially isolated and emotionally stunted.
77	* ButNotTooGay: Averted. Charlie and his boyfriend are openly affectionate, and the show doesn't shy away from showing the natural progression of their relationship from dating to sex.
78	* ChronicHeroSyndrome:
79	** It seems he considers himself TheHero [[spoiler:who can bring his people back to life]].
80	** According to Matteusz in the first novel tie-in, Charlie has this as a leftover from his prince days.
81	* {{Claustrophobia}}: [[spoiler: In Episode 6, is terrified of being in the confined space of the classroom and has a panic attack because of it.]]
82	* ExoticEquipment: Discussed by Tanya and Ram, though Matteusz says his human disguise is consistent all over.
83	* FamilyOfChoice: With Matteusz (and possibly including the rest of the main characters) after his parents were killed by the Shadow Kin. He states that his bond with his parents on Rhodia was not as strong as the bonds he has formed on Earth.
84	* FishOutOfWater: Both he and Miss Quill are not from Earth.
85	* HughMann: He claims to be from 'Sheffield', uses the extremely common surname 'Smith', and the first name 'Charles', which literally means 'man'.
86	* HumanAliens: He looks completely human, although it's all but spelled out that it's the result of some modification to his natural state.
87	* InterspeciesRomance: With Matteusz.
88	* LastOfHisKind: Was once prince of a civilization on the planet Rhodia before the Shadow Kin invaded.
89	* LonelyRichKid: In Episode 6 Charlie confesses to having been this back when he was a prince in Rhodia.
90	* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Often doesn't understand pop culture references due to being distinctly non-human. Has to look up Idris Elba and folk music.
91	* SarcasmBlind: Matteusz describes his furiously shouting, deeply religious parents as thrilled they're going to the prom together. Charlie's response? "Great!"
92	* StrongerThanTheyLook: In Episode 3 he stabs a screwdriver through an alien's hand and the tiled floor. Then, in Episode 6 he holds onto the rock despite Ram (an athlete) and Matteusz (who is bigger than he is) trying to tear it out of his hand.
93	* SurvivorGuilt: Everyone he knew (except for Ms. Quill) died. It is made even worse by the fact that [[spoiler:there is a chance he can bring all of them back]].
94	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: States that the Rhodian concept of love was more about 'combination' than actual love, and learns about the human concept of love through Matteusz.
95	[[/folder]]
96
97	[[folder:Ram]]
98	!!Ram Singh
99	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p04c03bs.jpg]]
100	->'''Played by:''' Fady Elsayed (2016)
101
102	Coal Hill's Star Striker in Football.
103	----
104	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Averted. He initially teases the main cast due to his Jerk Jock tendencies. But April warms up to his protective and softer side.
105	* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:A Shadow Kin chops off half his leg below the knee.]]
106	* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler:The Doctor fits him with an alien prosthetic after he loses part of his leg.]]
107	* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: Averted. Despite being mechanical in nature. It is just as much use as a normal leg, except Ram nervous system has to relearn how to co-ordimate itself to this new limb.
108	* BigNo: [[spoiler: His reaction to his Father getting killed]]
109	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: After finding out what Coach Dawson was doing, Ram notes that he's lost all respect towards the Coach.]]
110	* TheBerserker: [[spoiler: When the Shadowkin kills his girlfriend in front of him. Ram's first instinct is to roar and shout incoherantly at the top of his lungs whilst swinging his fists, feet and also chairs at the shadowkin. He even takes one more swing after his leg is cut off before eventually passing out from bloodloss.]]
111	* CharacterDevelopment: While he started out as just your average jerk, it's becoming apparent that he is slowly softening towards the rest of the group.
112	* [[MommasBoy Daddy's Boy]]: It doesn't take him long to open up to his Father [[spoiler: regarding his prosthetic leg, aliens and the fact his girlfriend was murdered in front of him.]] In fact opening up and training with Varun begins to allow Ram to slowly recover physically and mentally. [[spoiler: He is in tears at his fathers death]]
113	* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler: Not even losing the lower half of one of his legs was enough to stop him from fighting the Shadow Kin.]]
114	* DesignatedVictim: Gets splattered with blood twice within the first two episodes, is freaked out by the Lankin in episode 3, and watches April get taken over by Corakinus [[spoiler: and almost murder her dad]] in episode 4. So far there hasn't been a single episode where Ram hasn't suffered.
115	--> '''Ram:''' I don't know how I keep getting myself in these situations...
116	* HeartbrokenBadass: Despite being presented as the Berseker of the main kids. As the series progresses Ram is eventually mentally worn down [[spoiler: from Corakinus killing his girlfriend, his Father and then April dying]], to the point that he is a crying mess [[spoiler: cradling Aprils body]] without the will to fight anymore
117	* HeroicBSOD: Suffers one after the Shadow Kin's attack on the School Prom.
118	* HiddenDepths: He opens up to Rachel about his Religion and shows a more spiritual and gentle side. During his sex scene with April, a Kara Bracelet can be seen on his arm.
119	* InvisibleParents: His mother is mentioned but never present.
120	* ILetGwenStacyDie: He blames himself for [[spoiler:Rachel]]'s death.
121	* JerkJock: The star of the Football team, he is also a jackass to people he considers "geeks".
122	* MrFanService: Gets a steamy sex scene with April. Showing off that Footballers build of his.
123	* OldSchoolChivalry: Downplayed.
124	** In Episode 1 escorts his girlfriend, Rachel, to the bathroom and [[spoiler:tries to fight back against Corakinus, a vastly superior alien, after she is killed]].
125	** In Episode 2 [[spoiler:he tries to pull the cleaner out of the claws of the Leaf Dragon without a hope in hell of actually rescuing her]].
126	** In Episode 4 [[spoiler:follows April, his girlfriend whom he loves very much, into the realm of the Shadow Kin without a second thought, completely unarmed.]]
127	* ReligiousBruiser: He is a Sikh (albiet a liberal one) and he not afraid to trade hands with aliens. Though Downplayed and Justified as the season goes on. [[spoiler: From struggling to adapt to his prosthetic leg and suffering from extreme PTSD every other episode. Ram doesnt fight as much as he did before.]]
128	* TokenReligiousTeammate: Downplayed as Tanya and Matteusz are both Christians. Ram is the only Sikh but at least shows some hidden depths regarding his religion.
129	* TwoferTokenMinority: He is the only Asian (Indian of Punjabi ethnicity) and Sikh of the main cast. By the end of episode one he is a threefer as[[spoiler: he loses a leg and has struggles to adapt to his ArtificialLimb.]]
130	[[/folder]]
131
132	[[folder:April]]
133	!!April [=MacLean=]
134	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p04c05dp.jpg]]
135	[[caption-width-right:300:''"I'm not made of glass."'']]
136	->'''Played by:''' Sophie Hopkins (2016)
137
138	A kind student at Coal Hill Academy. Due to an incident involving the Shadow Kin's King, her heart is shared between them.
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140	* ActionGirl: Wields swords [[spoiler: and fights the Shadow Kin, eventually defeating Corakinus.]]
141	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:She dies with the Shadow Kin after Charlie uses the Cabinet of Souls, due to sharing a heart with Corakinus. However, due to something involving the last Rhodian soul, she comes back to life -- in Corakinus' body.]]
142	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Gets angry and snaps during the prom scene, when no one will listen to her warnings about the Shadow Kin. And then there's the whole sword wielding thing...
143	* CantLiveWithoutYou: Because of a mishap with a displacement gun [[spoiler:she comes to share a heart with Corakinus, king of the Shadow Kin. If one of them dies, so will the other.]]
144	* CrazyPrepared: Gives Ram a bagful of supplies (including hand fans, whistles, food, a torch, a compass, and a portable charger) before he and Tanya check out the eponymous house in the Stone House tie-in novel.
145	* DualWielding: [[spoiler: She dual-wields scimitars.]]
146	* ExtremeDoormat: At the start of the series even the Coal Hill faculty has no compunction about dumping extra work on her, and she does it without complaining. Ms. Quill constantly mocks her for it.
147	* TheHeart: The kindest member of the team, she is always the first to think of the welfare of other ahead of her own, and is able to get the others to do the same. Except Ms. Quill.
148	* HiddenDepths: She plays the violin, a fact unknown to all but her closest friends.
149	* TheKingslayer: [[spoiler:In episode 5 she defeats Corakinus, the King of the Shadow Kin.]]
150	* MonsterLord: [[spoiler: Becomes King of the Shadow Kin after defeating the previous one.]]
151	* NiceGirl: April is one of the most pleasant people in Coal Hill. Although, her mother makes a point of saying that she is ''kind'', rather than just nice.
152	* PluckyGirl: She is kind and optimistic but is very brave and never gives up.
153	* PsychicLink: She comes to share one [[spoiler:with Corakinus as a result of their common heart. She can occasionally see into his mind and see his thoughts.]]
154	* SheIsTheKing: [[spoiler:In Episode 5 after defeating Corakinus, April becomes a king and not a queen. She explains that the Shadow Kin call their ruler a king even if it's a female.]]
155	* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Her [[spoiler:deepened link with Corakinus from the fourth episode on gives her shadow powers but causes her to develop tinges of his ruthless and malevolent personality.]]
156	* TeachersPet: Clearly gets on well with and is eager to impress most of the Coal Hill teachers, so much so that Tanya refers to Mr. Armitage as her 'friend'.
157	* TouchedByVorlons:
158	** [[spoiler:After her heart is split between her and Corakinus in episode 1 she can briefly hear his thoughts.]]
159	** [[spoiler:When in Episode 4 the connection between her and Corakinus gets stronger, she becomes much stronger and gains the ability to summon shadow swords.]]
160	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler:When the bond between April and Corakinus gets stronger, she can hardly control her [[NewSuperPower new powers]]. In episode 4 she almost kills her father because of it.]]
161	* YoureNotMyFather: [[spoiler: "You are not my father anymore! You are not a part of this family!"]]
162	[[/folder]]
163
164	[[folder:Tanya]]
165	!!Tanya Adeola
166	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p04c04sy.jpg]]
167	[[caption-width-right:300:''"Was it a shadow?"'']]
168	->'''Played by:''' Vivian Oparah (2016)
169
170	An academic prodigy who, at 14, skipped several grades and is in sixth form with the rest of the teenaged cast.
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172	* AffectionateNickname: Her father called her [[EmbarrassingNickname "Puddle"]] after she unknowingly jumped into a pool of horse urine as a young child.
173	* BadassBookworm: Based on the blurb from The Stone House, she's clearly very geeky. And based on the threats she'll have to survive, she's at least a little badass. [[spoiler: In the second trailer, she asks Miss Quill to teach her how to fight.]]
174	* BlackAndNerdy: Clever enough to skip three years, great at physics and calls A Level maths 'ridiculously easy'. Ram calls her a 'ridiculous nerd'.
175	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: [[spoiler: Her father died of a stroke two years before the events of the first series, and her mother was killed by the Shadow Kin in episode 8. She had a close relationship with both of them.]]
176	* GamerChick: According to the tie-in novels, she's really good at video games. She also mentioned that she played Xbox with her brothers [[spoiler: after her father's death]], and she told Ram to pay into her gaming account in return for help with physics homework.
177	* {{Geek}}: References 'Once Upon A Time', enjoys playing video games, has 'Sailor Moon' posters behind her bed, and picks up on another character's 'Harry Potter' reference in 'The Stone House'.
178	* GradeSkipper: As mentioned in the description, she's 14 but skipped 3 years to join the rest of the group in sixth form.
179	* HowDareYouDieOnMe: Desperately misses her father, enough to draw the Lankin through the rift and empower it more than any of its other victims. Yet, as it found out from [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth trying to feed on her grief]], her feeling are complicated by even stronger emotions of resentful rage at him for leaving her so suddenly.
180	* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Desperate to make friends in 'For Tonight We Might Die', as she feels that no one will want to talk to her due to the age difference. After the Shadow Kin attack at the prom, she says "So, are we all, like, mates, then?"
181	* RapidFireTyping: During her attempt to hack UNIT.
182	* TeenGenius: The smartest of all the kids, even though she's several years younger.
183	* WhatTheHellHero: Calls out Charlie about ordering around Miss Quill, comparing it to slavery.
184	[[/folder]]
185
186	!Coal Hill Students
187	[[folder:Matteusz]]
188	!!Matteusz Andrzejewski
189	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p04c0580.jpg]]
190	[[caption-width-right:300: ''"You are a very strange person."'']]
191	->'''Played by:''' Jordan Renzo (2016)
192
193	A handsome student in Coal Hill and Charlie's boyfriend.
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195	* ColorMotif: Blue seems to be the dominant color in all of his outfits.
196	* ComingOutStory: He relates the time he came out to his grandmother, in Episode 6.
197	* DamselOutOfDistress: In Episode 5 [[spoiler:Dorothea tries to force Charlie to use Cabinet of Souls by holding Matteusz at a gun point. However, Matteusz knocks her unconscious and disarms her]].
198	* DeadpanSnarker: After loudly quarreling with his parents:
199	-->'''Charlie:''' Everything all right?\
200	'''Matteusz:''' Oh yes, my deeply religious parents are very happy I'm going to a dance with a boy.
201	* DoesntLikeGuns: Says it word for word in [[spoiler: Episode 5 after disarming Dorothea]]. He even treats the gun like it's going to make his hand smell.
202	* FamilyOfChoice: With Charlie [[spoiler: after his parents kick him out.]]
203	* {{Gayngst}}: Subverted. [[spoiler: Though Matteusz is kicked out of his home because of his homosexuality, the show focuses on him finding a new home with his boyfriend, and on their love.]]
204	* InterspeciesRomance: With Charlie, given that Charlie is an alien and Matteusz is human.
205	* MartialPacifist: [[spoiler:In Episode 4 he gets really angry when he finds out that Charlie is thinking of using the Cabinet of Souls; in Episode 5 he detests the idea of genocide while being held at a gun point]]. However, he doesn't shy away from using violence to protect his loved ones.
206	* MellowFellow: Downplayed. While usually he is calm and positive (or a little surprised at most) in situations where most people would probably freak out, he can show some intense emotions like anger or sadness.
207	* MoralityChain: He, subtly and [[WhatTheHellHero otherwise]], reminds Charlie of human morality. [[spoiler: In Episode 6, Charlie admits that the only reason why he hasn't used the Cabinet to wipe out the Shadow Kin is because of Matteusz.]]
208	* ParentalIssues: He and his parents relationship is strained due to his sexuality. Eventually, he's [[IHaveNoSon kicked out]], and moves in with Charlie.
209	* UnderstandingBoyfriend: He doesn't freak out when he finds out what Charlie really is, and has been supportive throughout the series. [[spoiler: Even if he admits, in Episode 6, that he is sometimes afraid of Charlie and what he might do.]]
210	* WhatTheHellHero: In Episode 4 calls out Charlie [[spoiler:when he is thinking of using the Cabinet of Souls to commit genocide on the Shadow Kin and in the process, possibly resurrect his people]]. He continues to do so in Episode 5.
211	[[/folder]]
212
213	[[folder: Rachel]]
214	!!Rachel Chapman
215	->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnnaShaffer (2016)
216
217	Ram's girlfriend.
218	----
219	* TheLostLenore: To Ram. He laments her death ''hard''.
220	* NoBodyLeftBehind: She is assumed missing since her body was never found.
221	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Dies in Episode 1.
222	[[/folder]]
223
224	%%[[folder: Kevin]]
225	%%!!Kevin Williams
226	%%->'''Played by:''' Alex Leak (2016)
227	%%[[/folder]]
228
229	!Coal Hill Staff
230	[[folder: Mr. Armitage]]
231	!!Mr. Francis Armitage
232	->'''Played by:''' Nigel Betts (2016)
233
234	The Headmaster of Coal Hill Academy.
235	----
236	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Graphically skinned alive by a giant alien dragon.]]
237	* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:It's not much, but he doesn't hesitate to shield his students from a ''massive dragon'' that just appeared in his office, though he suffers a gruesome fate.]]
238	* MauveShirt: [[spoiler: He had a couple of appearances in ''Doctor Who'', which makes his death in the second episode mildly surprising.]]
239	* OnlyKnownByInitials: [[spoiler: After his death]], his name is listed on the the board as "Armitage F.". Quill states that she "never knew what the F stood for", to which Dorothea replies "Francis".
240	* {{Transplant}}: He first appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' episodes [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E2IntoTheDalek "Into the Dalek"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E6TheCaretaker "The Caretaker"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E11DarkWater "Dark Water"]].
241	[[/folder]]
242
243	[[folder: Coach Dawson]]
244	!!Coach Dawson
245	->'''Played by:''' Ben Peel (2016)
246
247	A football coach in Coal Hill Academy.
248	----
249	* AnimatedTattoo: His dragon tattoo turns out to be [[spoiler: an actual dragon that lives on his skin.]]
250	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: No one was really bothered when Coach Dawson was dragged off by the Dragon to be skinned, save April who was more concerned that they had just indirectly killed someone than the fact that the Coach had suffered a gory fate.]]
251	* DisproportionateRetribution: When Ram lost the ball in a football match, Dawson made him run twenty laps and when he protested, the coach increased it to twenty-five laps.
252	* {{Jerkass}}: Unpleasant, cruel and aggressive, Coach Dawson is undoubtedly a jerk.
253	* JerkassHasAPoint: While he was being a complete jerk about it, he was absolutely correct when he told Ram to "face his demons" as Ram shouldn't try to ignore his problems, [[spoiler: in this case him having watched his girlfriend get killed by one of the Shadow Kin during the prom and losing his leg.]]
254	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Skinned students and staff to feed the Dragon that lives on his skin, only to be skinned himself by that Dragon's mate after it was told by Ram that the Coach was bluffing when he threatened the Dragon on his skin. It was implied that the skin of Dawson would be made into leather to keep the Dragon on it safe.]]
255	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Had he not threatened the Dragon's mate, it's likely that the Dragon would not have killed him.]]
256	* SternTeacher: Ram says that he was "the right kind of scary" [[spoiler: before encountering the dragon.]]
257	[[/folder]]
258
259	%%[[folder: The Cleaner]]
260	%%!!The Cleaner
261	%%-->Played by: Cally Lawrence (2016)
262	%%[[/folder]]
263
264	!The Board of Governors
265	[[folder: In General]]
266	The board of governors installed by [=EverUpwardReach=] when Coal Hill School became an academy.
267	----
268	* MysteriousTeachersLounge: Their room in Coal Hill, [[spoiler: which appears to be BiggerOnTheInside.]]
269	* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: They're a mysterious, clandestine organisation of powerful individuals, but the details of their plan [[spoiler:regarding the Weeping Angels]] may never be revealed.
270	* PathOfInspiration: [[spoiler: For the Weeping Angels.]]
271	[[/folder]]
272
273	%%[[folder: The Chair]]
274	%%!!The Chair
275	%%->'''Played by:''' Cyril Nri (2016)
276	%%[[/folder]]
277
278	[[folder: Dorothea Ames]]
279	!!Dorothea Ames
280	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/class_promo_pics_episode_4_26.jpg]]
281	[[caption-width-right:300: ''"What are your thoughts on genocide?"'']]
282	->'''Played by:''' Pooky Quesnel (2016)
283
284	The Headmistress of Coal Hill Academy after Mr Armitage's untimely demise.
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286	* AmbiguouslyHuman: Looks human, but has extreme knowledge of alien species that may suggest she is alien. Ram and April think she is an alien when they find out she knows which classes they should be in, despite it only being her first day.
287	* BadassTeacher: [[spoiler: Wields a gun in episode 5, while trying to convince Charlie to use the Cabinet of Souls on the flower petals.]]
288	* ColorMotif: Associated with the color red - wears red lipstick every episode and had an entirely red outfit in episodes 4 and 5.
289	* ShipTease: [[spoiler: With Quill. "You are... intriguing."]]
290	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Killed by the Governors for failing to consider that Charlie might activate the Cabinet of Souls.]]
291	[[/folder]]
292
293	[[folder: Paul Smith, The Inspector]]
294	!!Inspector Paul Smith
295	->'''Played by:''' Jami Reid-Quarrel (2016)
296
297	A mysterious Ofsted Inspector who has taken an interest in Miss Quill.
298	----
299	* OneSteveLimit: {{Averted\|Trope}}, Miss Quill mentioned offhandedly that she assumed that he was an evil fashion designer due to sharing a name with a celebrity.
300	* RedHerring: He has nothing to do with the giant killer dragons rampaging around Coal Hill, and in fact gets killed by one. However, his appearance seems to foreshadow the Board of Governors. Miss Quill even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that after the more pressing business with the dragons, no one even cares to ask about the Inspector being a RidiculouslyHumanRobot.
301	* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Subverted. He certainly ''looks'' the part, but he can't talk and acts somewhat off.
302	* RoboticReveal: Is revealed to be a robot when the Dragon kills him.
303	* TheVoiceless: He can't talk.
304	[[/folder]]
305
306	!Other Characters
307	[[folder: Varun Singh]]
308	!!Varun Singh
309	->'''Played by:''' Aaron Neil (2016)
310
311	Ram's father.
312	----
313	* GoodParents: To Ram.
314	[[/folder]]
315
316	[[folder: Jackie Maclean]]
317	!!Jackie Maclean
318	->'''Played by:''' Shannon Murray (2016)
319
320	April's mother.
321	----
322	* GoodParents: To April.
323	* ThrowingOffTheDisability: In Episodes 4 and 5, [[spoiler:April uses her newfound Shadow Kin powers to heal her spine. [[DeconstructedTrope This isn't portrayed as necessarily a good thing]]. It's seemingly undone in Episode 8, when the Shadow Kin are destroyed.]]
324	[[/folder]]
325
326	[[folder: Huw Maclean]]
327	!!Huw Maclean
328	->'''Played by:''' Con O'Neil (2016)
329
330	April's father, an ex-folk singer.
331	----
332	* AlcoholicParent: Drunk a lot while not on tour.
333	* PaterFamilicide: While drunk and depressed, he tried to kill himself, Jackie and April by deliberately crashing a car. They all survived, but Jackie ended up paralysed from the waist down and he went to prison for attempted murder.
334	* RejectedApology: In episode 4 he claims that he just wants forgiveness from [[spoiler:April and her mother]]. However, they aren't willing to forgive him because of [[spoiler:what he did to them in the past, namely, having deliberately crashed a car when April was 8, with April and her mother inside]] and suspect him of [[spoiler:being insincere and just wanting to force his way into their lives again]].
335	* YoureNotMyFather:
336	-->[[spoiler:'''April:''' You are not my father anymore! You are not a part of this family!]]
337	[[/folder]]
338
339	[[folder: Vivian Adeola]]
340	!!Vivian Adeola
341	->'''Played by:''' Natasha Gordon (2016)
342
343	Tanya's mother.
344	----
345	* EducationMama: Kind of downplayed, but she doesn't let Tanya on her laptop until she's finished her homework, and doesn't let her go to prom until Tanya told her it is for a "Sociology module" and that not going would "stunt [her] interpersonal development".
346	[[/folder]]
347
348	[[folder: Jasper Adeola]]
349	!!Jasper Adeola
350	->'''Played by:''' Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (2016)
351
352	Tanya's father.
353	----
354	* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Died of a stroke before the show began, but is shown in a flashback in Episode 3, and is "brought back" by the Lankin.]]
355	* GoodParents: To Tanya.
356	[[/folder]]
357
358	[[folder: Ballon]]
359	!!Ballon
360	->'''Played by:''' Chiké Okonkwo (2016)
361
362	A shape-shifting alien surgeon.
363	----
364	* AlienAmongUs: More like, Alien Among Aliens Among Us. Since Zygons, another race of shapeshifters, [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor are protected on Earth]], Ballon disguises himself as one to escape justice.
365	* {{Shapeshifter}}: One of the Lorr, a shape-shifting alien species.
366	* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler: He helped remove the Arn from Quill's head.]]
367	* TemporaryLoveInterest: [[spoiler: To Quill, who sleeps with him to celebrate the 'victory' of the Arn's removal. He dies at the end of the episode, but it turns out he impregnated her beforehand. ]]
368	[[/folder]]
369
370	[[folder: The Doctor]]
371	!!The Twelfth Doctor
372	->'''Played by:''' Creator/PeterCapaldi (2016)
373
374	A Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, whom you may have heard of. He recruits the main cast to deal with the problems caused by the rift while he's not around.
375
376	-->See [[Characters/DoctorWhoTwelfthDoctor here]] for his tropes.
377	[[/folder]]
378
379	!Aliens and Monsters
380	!!Quill
381	[[folder: In General]]
382	One of the two species inhabiting Rhodia. All of the Quill (except for Miss Andrea Quill) were killed during the Shadow Kin attack.
383	----
384	* LaResistance: As Miss Quill says they were at war with Rhodia, so they could gain their freedom back. However, [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters their methods are questionable]].
385	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: The Quill display their love through violence.
386	[[/folder]]
387
388	[[folder: Orla'ath]]
389	!!Orla'ath
390	->'''Played by:''' Anastasia Hille (2016)
391
392	Andrea Quill's sister.
393	----
394	* PosthumousCharacter: Killed on Rhodia, presumably by the Shadow Kin, but is "brought back" by the Lankin.
395	[[/folder]]
396
397	!!The Shadow Kin
398	[[folder: In General]]
399	The species that wiped out both the Quill and the Rhodia in order to obtain or destroy the Cabinet of Souls.
400	----
401	* DarkIsEvil; They are a genocidal race of aliens that can turn into living shadows.
402	* DescriptivelyNamedSpecies: The Shadow Kin are made of pure shadow.
403	* {{Expy}}: They have the same concept as the Vashta Nerarda, just applied differently.
404	* FireAndBrimstoneHell: The Underneath, home of the Shadow Kin.
405	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Charlie uses the Cabinet of Souls on them in the first season finale, killing them and destroying their planet.]]
406	* LavaAddsAwesome: Since they are literal shadow people, there's no reason (as far as we know) for their design and their planet's design to incorporate lava, other than looking cool.
407	* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://m.soundcloud.com/blairmowat/the-shadow-kin-suite "The Shadow Kin Suite"]]
408	* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: The person who defeats their king becomes the new king.
409	[[/folder]]
410
411	[[folder: Corakinus, the Shadow King]]
412	!!Corakinus, the Shadow King
413	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p04c05rv.jpg]]
414	[[caption-width-right:300:''"There is a lifetime of possibilities other than death, maggot."'']]
415	->'''Played by:''' Paul Marc Davies (2016)
416
417	The King of the Shadow Kin, he exploits the "bung hole in time" to reach Charlie.
418	----
419	* ArchEnemy: As the architect of the genocide of both the Rhodians and the Quill, he is Charlie and Ms. Quill's most hated foe.
420	* BadBoss: He is in the habit of killing any underling who fails to accomplish a task he sets for them.
421	* BigBad: Serves as this for Series 1, having destroyed nearly all the Rhodians and Quill and intending to do the same to humanity.
422	* CantLiveWithoutYou: Because of a mishap with a displacement gun, [[spoiler:he comes to share a heart with April. If one of them dies, so will the other]].
423	* DarkIsEvil: Naturally as the EvilOverlord of the Shadow Kin.
424	* DiscOneFinalBoss: He's the BigBad of the first season, and is responsible for Charlie and Quill's presence on Earth, [[spoiler:the complications that ensue due to sharing a heart with April, and in the finale kills Ram's father and Tanya's mother. However, his actions lead to Charlie finally deciding to use the Cabinet of Souls, and he dies with his species.]]
425	* EvilOverlord: Apparently his species' goal is to destroy every other species, and he is their king.
426	* PsychicLink: He comes to share one with [[spoiler:April as a result of their common heart. As their connection grows strong, he passes on his ruthless personality traits, along with his ability to materialize scimitars, to April. However, she can also affect him, as shown when she has sex with Ram and influences Corakinus as well.]]
427	* MonsterLord: [[spoiler: Former]] King of the Shadow Kin. [[spoiler:Although he winds up taking back his throne offscreen.]]
428	* YouHaveFailedMe: He kills two successive minions for [[spoiler:failing in attempts to unshare his heart]].
429	[[/folder]]
430
431	[[folder: Kharrus]]
432	!!Kharrus
433	-> '''Played by:''' Kelly Gough (2016)
434
435	----
436	* NonMammalMammaries: Shadow boobs.
437	%%* CourtMage
438	[[/folder]]
439
440	!!Rhodians
441	[[folder: In General]]
442	One of two species inhabiting Rhodia. All of Rhodia (except for Charlie) were killed during the Shadow Kin attack.
443	----
444	* NamedAfterTheirPlanet: The Rhodians' home planet is called "Rhodia".
445	* APlanetNamedZok: The name of the planet that gives them their name starts with "R", which falls on the "weird consonants" zone.
446	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Charlie says that the Rhodian concept of love is very different from the human one.
447	[[/folder]]
448
449	%%[[folder: The Queen of Rhodia]]
450	%%!!The Queen of Rhodia
451	%%The Queen of Rhodia, Charlie's mother.
452	%%----
453	%%[[/folder]]
454
455	%%[[folder: The King of Rhodia]]
456	%%!!The King of Rhodia
457	%%The King of Rhodia, Charlie's father.
458	%%----
459	%%[[/folder]]
460
461	!!Other
462	[[folder: The Lankin]]
463	!!The Lankin
464	A vine-like creature which can take the form of deceased loved ones to ensnare victims.
465	----
466	* AlienKudzu: Being a vine-like creature, it infests the planet's environment and begins reproducing itself rapidly.
467	* EmotionEater: [[spoiler:They feed on human grief]].
468	* MustBeInvited: As the Lankin impersonating Tanya's father puts it, they can reach out, but the other person has to reach back.
469	[[/folder]]
470
471	%%[[folder: Leaf Dragons]]
472	%%!!The male dragon
473	%%A skin-eating dragon that has been killing people around Coal Hill Academy.
474	%%----
475
476	%%!!The female dragon
477	%%A blood-sucking dragon that [[spoiler: was trapped in Coach Dawson's skin]].
478	%%[[/folder]]
479
480	[[folder: The Benefactor '''(MAJOR SPOILERS''')]]
481	!!The Weeping Angel
482
483	The Governors' ''real'' boss. It kills Dorothea Ames for having outlived her usefulness.
484	----
485
486	* UnexpectedCharacter: Its presence in the final five minutes of [[Recap/ClassS01E08TheLost "The Lost"]] came ''completely'' out of the blue.
487
488	-->For other tropes related to the Weeping Angels, see [[Characters/DoctorWhoWeepingAngels here]].
489	[[/folder]]
490

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