Line #345 Characters/GothamAcademy


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2	!Gotham Academy
3	!!Students
4	!!!The Detective Club
5	[[folder:In General]]
6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gotham_academy_detective_club_01.jpg]]
7	* AdultsAreUseless: The main reason the club has to exist in the first place
8	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Colton and Maps are Sanguine, Olive is melancholic, Kyle is phlegmatic, and Pomeline is choleric.
9	* FreudianTrio: Olive and Pomeline are the superegos, Maps is the id, and Kyle and Colton are the egos.
10	* {{Delinquent}}: All but Kyle frequently disregard the rules. Colton and Olive in particular
11	* HiddenDepths: Maps might be weird and not usually that bright but she is great with puzzles, Colton is lazy and cocky but very clever, Pomeline isn't as much of the AlphaBitch as she seems, and Olive is aloof, bored, and the school loner--but also very smart and nicer than she seems
12	* KidDetective: All of them are teenagers
13	* ParanormalInvestigation: Their cases frequently revolve around this
14	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Pomeline seems to be more interested in cults than making friends, Colton is a fireworks-dealer, Maps is the {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, and Olive is [[LonersAreFreaks considered the school freak]].
15	[[/folder]]
16
17	[[folder:Olive Silverlock]]
18	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4129616_bvqyuo4icaieiiv.jpg]]
19	One of the main characters. Believes Batman ruined her life when he got her mom arrested and taken to Arkham Asylum.
20	----
21	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Considered a freak by most of the school.
22	* AmbiguouslyBrown: We don't know what her ancestry is, but she appears to be a dark-skinned albino of some kind. Her mother has a much lighter skin tone and blond hair in a picture before turning albino later on while her dad seems to be completely absent, leaving Olive's origins in the dark.
23	* AmnesiacHero: Doesn't remember the most recent summer
24	* BerserkButton: People saying her mom was crazy. Batman and his cohorts also tend to set her off.
25	* BrilliantButLazy: Tutored Heathcliff and is mentioned to have had great grades, but where the story starts she's just gotten so jaded that she doesn't try anymore; rarely paying attention in class and allowing her grades to slide. It is justified, though.
26	* ButtMonkey: Often made fun of by the the others and seems to be the one given the worst jobs--if only because she doesn't care enough to argue it.
27	* TheCynic: Her defining characteristic. You will rarely find a single positive word in any of her lines. Given what she's been through, it's hard to blame her. Apparently, she wasn't always like this, as commentary from the other characters indicated that she was "normal" the year before.
28	-->'''Olive:''' Trouble. This is my life.
29	* [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]]: She just doesn't care anymore. She casually skips class and rarely pays attention in class. That said, she's not a ''horrible'' student, just apathetic, as she managed to be a tutor to Heathcliff.
30	* DisappearedDad: Issue 12 reveals [[spoiler: Olive's mother killed her father as Calamity and told Olive he died in a car accident.]]
31	* FamedInStory: Rumors are constantly being spread about her, very few of them flattering.
32	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The melancholiac--cynical, focused, depressed, and intelligent.
33	* FreudianExcuse: Her apathy and occasional jerkiness are excused by how freaking awful her life has been
34	* FreudianTrio: The superego
35	* TheHero: As the main character
36	* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Her hidden desire that comes true around the sixth issue when the Detective Club is started.
37	* ItsPersonal: The reason she first agreed to join the Detective Club
38	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's not really a jerk, but her aloofness and depressed "don't-care" attitude lead others to ostracize her and call her "creepshow". However, she's shown a surprising amount of empathy to others who are willing to spend time with her, even risking her life on several occasions for those she cares about.
39	* LonersAreFreaks: Hit with this trope repeatedly to the point that she openly distances herself from the few people she can call friends.
40	* LonerTurnedFriend: To the Detective Club and mainly Maps
41	* [[MommasBoy Momma's Girl]]: She associates with her mother far more than her father (who is never directly mentioned) and she blatantly narrates the fact at the end of the second issue.
42	-->'''Olive:''' After all, I am my mother's daughter.
43	** We later learn this is because Olive never knew her father because [[spoiler: Calamity killed him, presumably while Olive was too young to remember him.]]
44	* OnlySaneMan: Sees herself as being this in the Detective Club--and she arguably is until Kyle joins, being more logical and grounded than [[LovableAlphaBitch Pomeline]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Maps]], and [[{{Delinquent}} Colton]].
45	* PlayingWithFire: Implied to have this power in the flashback where she's surrounded by flames.
46	* RedEyesTakeWarning: She normally has reddish eyes but they really become disturbing when she's surrounded by fire.
47	* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni (cynical and melancholic) to Map's Red.
48	* SecretLegacy: [[spoiler: It turns out she's not just the daughter of a pyrokinetic super villain, she's from a ''long line'' of pyrokinetic supervillains]].
49	* TheSpock: Along with Pomeline. To Maps' TheMcCoy and Colton's TheKirk.
50	* TheStoic: Rarely shows emotion.
51	* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Gee, I wonder what her hair color is?
52	* SuperPoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler: Calamity seems to be this for the whole Silverlock family.]]
53	* TookALevelInKindness: Becomes much nicer and more open as the series goes on and she starts to get over her [[CommitmentIssues trust issues]].
54	* TroubledButCute: Seems to be Kyle's opinion of her.
55	* WhatTheHellHero:
56	** Gives one to Pomeline for reading her mom's posthumous letter.
57	** Ends up on the ''receiving'' end of one from Maps for calling the cops on Riko near the end of the Robin War tie-in issue. Maps accused her of doing it because of her Batman hating.
58	* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: It's even in her name.
59	* YouLeaveHimAlone: To Batman when he tries to detain [[spoiler: Killer Croc. She sets the entire building on fire with fireworks to make her point.]]
60	[[/folder]]
61
62	[[folder:Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi]]
63	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4282216_3570877081_gotha.jpg]]
64	Olive's best friend. Pretty much the opposite of her in many aspects, which includes opinions of Batman.
65
66	See Characters/{{Robin}}
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68	[[/folder]]
69
70	[[folder:Pomeline Fritch]]
71	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4129624_pom.jpg]]
72	* ActionGirl: Handy with a crossbow and magical lore.
73	* AlphaBitch: One of the cool kids and absolutely hates Olive at first. She gets better with time, even helping Olive on several occasions.
74	* BrutalHonesty: Has a habit of confronting people, especially Olive, about the thing they would rather not talk about.
75	* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out loathing Olive, but later on becomes one of her closest associates (not that she'll admit it). This is best seen when she offers to do an entire project for her after Olive's ordeal with Killer Croc and Batman, when in previous issues she wouldn't give her the time of day.
76	* CuteWitch: More of a Wannabe, but she has extensive knowledge of all things occult. Like a younger, [[GenderFlip gender flipped]] ComicBook/JohnConstantine.
77	* {{Cult}}: Revealed to be part of a bat-themed cult called [[ExactlyWhatITSaysOnTheTin the Order of the Bat]] along with Heathcliff in the third issue.
78	* [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Embarrassing Mother:]] After a failed magic act.
79	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The choleric.
80	* FreudianTrio: The superego
81	* GothGirlsKnowMagic: She has a mildly gothic style, and some magical talent.
82	* LovableAlphaBitch: Becomes one of the heroes after her CharacterDevelopment, but still keeps her AlphaBitch traits.
83	* TheSpock: Along with Olive. To Colton's TheKirk and Maps' TheMcCoy
84	* VitriolicBestBuds: Even after they start to become friends Olive and Pom still have a hard time getting along.
85	[[/folder]]
86
87	[[folder:Colton Rivera]]
88	[[quoteright:244:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4131999_colton.jpg]]
89	* AmbiguouslyGay: Harbors a secret crush on someone. Many fans suspect that it's towards Kyle, given that he often acts nervous around him. In ''#12'', Colton outright remarks on Kyle's good looks in his absence, and when the latter is in dire need of rescue, Colton performs a DivingSave, which the artist gives loving attention to.
90	--> '''Colton:''' We've got a handsome tennis star to save.
91	** In the Annual, Pom pretty much calls him out for having a crush on Kyle, made all the more evident when he proceeds to insist Kyle help him catch a campus poisoner. While they're on the case, [[ObliviousToLove Kyle nearly figures out what Pom meant]] before being distracted by a clue.
92	** He fesses up in issue #3 of Second Semester. [[CantSpitItOut To Pom, of course, not Kyle.]]
93	* BrilliantButLazy: Able to break into anywhere and good at puzzles yet he's also pretty bored and unmotivated.
94	* [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]]: Even worse than Olive with his fireworks smuggling and regular defiance of school rules.
95	* CoolShades: Wears them everywhere [[spoiler: and it's eventually revealed that it's mainly to hide black eyes, given to him by his abusive father]].
96	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine
97	* FreudianTrio: The ego
98	* ItAmusedMe: His motivation for almost everything he does.
99	* TheKirk: To Olive and Pomeline's The Spock and Maps' TheMcCoy
100	* TheSneakyGuy: His role on the team
101	* StuffBlowingUp: He's a fireworks dealer.
102	[[/folder]]
103
104	[[folder:Kyle Mizoguchi]]
105	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4129614_tmsga_promo.jpg]]
106	* TheAce: Good-looking and popular with good grades. He's also an excellent tennis player along with being Olive's ex-boyfriend, but he still looks out for her, though.
107	* BigBrotherInstinct: When Olive wants to take a break in their relationship, the only thing Kyle asks is for Olive not to break Maps's heart.
108	* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Not the worst example. He's on the tennis team, but he's apparently strong enough to bust open an iron gate that had a chained metal lock on it with brute force alone.
109	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Specifically [[spoiler: Colton]].
110	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The phlegmatic
111	* FreudianTrio: The ego
112	* TheKirk: To Olive and Pomeline's TheSpock and Maps' TheMcCoy.
113	* NiceGuy: One of the few people to be genuinely nice to Olive, but she always pushes him away due to her own personal issues.
114	* ObliviousToLove: Just ''barely'' failed to infer that Colton likes him.
115	* ShonenHair: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud level spiky.]]
116	* SixthRanger: He's the last addition to the team and its least constant member.
117	[[/folder]]
118
119	!!!Other Students
120	[[folder: Lucy]]
121	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucy_2.jpg]]
122	* {{Jerkass}}: She doesn't get along with Olive anymore (apparently they were much nicer to each other before the summer break) to the point that she won't even talk to her, just hand her notes. She's also whiny and a crybaby but refuses to acknowledge Olive's showings of concern for her.
123	* PutOnABus: At the end of the first story arc, her parents send her to a different private school -- specifically, one without ghosts.
124	[[/folder]]
125
126	[[folder:Heathcliff]]
127	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heathcliff_ray_prime_earth_001.png]]
128	* BookDumb: Implied since he needed Olive as a tutor.
129	* {{Cult}}: Revealed to be part of some kind of bat-themed cult called [[ExactlyWhatITSaysOnTheTin the Order of the Bat]] at the end of the third issue.
130	* PutOnABus: Left school to become a roadie for Black Canary's band.
131	[[/folder]]
132
133	[[folder:Eric Jorgensen]]
134	[[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eric_jorgensen_prime_earth_0001_8.jpg]]
135	* HopelessSuitor: He has a huge crush on Maps, who sees him as nothing other than an occasional friend (he's beyond delighted when she gifts him a homemade action figure of himself), especially since he's unable to tell her how he feels due to his nervousness, jittery behavior and loner nature.
136	* NervousWreck: Jumps at the slightest provocation and is always jittery and afraid.
137	* ReclusiveArtist: A pretty good one from what little we've seen of him, but he always runs away in terror whenever someone comes to look at it.
138	[[/folder]]
139
140	[[folder:Tristan Grey]]
141	[[quoteright:264:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tristan_grey.jpg]]
142	* FreakinessShame: Ashamed of his condition, but Olive is quite accommodating as a result of her own social difficulties.
143	* HalfHumanHybrid: Spliced with a bat gene as a result of the Langstrom Virus (Man-Bat).
144	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted. He has them as a result of the virus, but is ultimately a pretty good guy at heart.
145	* RescueRomance: Seems to have something of a fling with Olive as a result of him saving her life during the summer. His closeness to Olive leads to jealousy from Kyle which turns into antagonism once Kyle stumbles upon Tristan transforming in the science room.
146	* SixthRanger: An occasional one for the main group.
147	[[/folder]]
148
149	[[folder:Katherine Karlo]]
150	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4793962_screen_shot_2015_09_09_at_92138_pm.png]]
151	* AlliterativeName: [[spoiler:'''Ka'''therine '''Ka'''rlo]]
152	* {{Expy}}: Of [[spoiler: Annie from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'']] with a bit of [[Manga/SoulEater Crona]].
153	* ExtremeDoormat: For her father, [[spoiler:Clayface]].
154	* LonersAreFreaks
155	* ShrinkingViolet
156	* SixthRanger: Becomes one for the group eventually, helping them out on occasion. It's especially noticeable in that [[spoiler: she eventually sticks everywhere Maps goes, as Katherine uses a part of herself to become Maps's hair dec flower. This leads to Katherine saving Pomeline and Colton from Professor Scarlet, as Maps had given them her things just in case.]]
157	[[/folder]]
158
159	[[folder:Amy '''(Spoilers)''']]
160	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amy_5.png]]
161	New student introduced in the first issue of ''Second Semester.''
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163	* AlliterativeName: ''A''mity ''A''rkham
164	* TheCorrupter: Has this attitude towards Olive.
165	* [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]]: Much more straightforward example than Olive.
166	* EnemyWithin: For Olive.
167	* EvilCounterpart: Seems to be one for Maps. They're both tomboys, they both like Olive to the point of ShipTease, they both are interested in mysteries of the Academy. But where Maps is a friend to everyone and simply loves mysteries, Amy is an outright bully and believes Academy secrets will lead her to some sort of treasure. Where Maps just simply wants to be friends with Olive, Amy seems interested in making Olive as bad as herself.
168	* {{Expy}}: Of [[Film/FightClub Tyler Durden]].
169	* {{Jerkass}}: Makes Olive break professor Macpherson's window, cuts on old portrait, bullies Eric, steals his maps and inhaler and locks him and Olive in the attic, just because she can.
170	* UsefulNotes/{{Punk}}
171	* TheReveal: Amy isn't real, she exists only in Olive's mind, and is in turn possible a manifestation of the vengeful spirit of Amity Arkham.
172	* ShadowArchetype: In many ways, she is like Olive with positive traits removed and negative ones maxed out. Fitting, since she exists only in Olive's head.
173	* SuperpoweredEvilSide: For Olive.
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175	[[/folder]]
176
177	!!Faculty
178	[[folder:Headmaster Collingwood Hammer]]
179	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/headmaster_hammer_0001.jpg]]
180	* BadassTeacher: Although he's a jerk, he ''does'' care about the general well-being of his students and his school and will ''kick the ass'' out of anyone who dares try to endanger them. [[spoiler: Just ask Scarecrow and the Joker-Venom fueled zombies.]]
181	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Pretty deep down, but he does care about his students enough to dish out corporal punishment to anyone who tries to hurt them on school grounds.
182	* InSeriesNickname: Hammerhead by Maps. He's particularly annoyed by it and tells her to refer to him as [[InsistentTerminology headmaster.]]
183	* OneManArmy: Easily fends off an entire horde of [[spoiler: Joker-Venom fueled zombies before hoisting them up in a net while his students discuss Joker stories]].
184	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he's maintained a reputation that ensures his students don't consider him to be so the reader is able to see that he's actually quite reasonable. For instance he definitely knows Colton stole his beloved car and while he's furious about it he doesn't call the authorities and tries to give Colton a chance to anonymously return the thing. Unfortunately unbeknownst to him the car fell into a sinkhole. With this in mind his decision to expel Colton after he's caught stealing again, in combination with all of the ''other'' trouble Colton has gotten into, looks far less unreasonable.
185	* SadistTeacher: Enjoys watching students squirm and has a particular bone to pick with the Waynes for an unexplained reason.
186	* SternTeacher: When he's not the above, he's this. He expects the rules to be followed to the letter and won't tolerate deviation.
187	[[/folder]]
188
189	[[folder:Prof. Isla Macpherson]]
190	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/professor_macpherson_0001.jpg]]
191	* AdultsAreUseless: One of the only teachers to avert this thus far. She's the only one of Olive's teachers to notice her issues and actually try to counsel her compared to the rest of the apathetic faculty. Her knowledge of Gotham's history and the mythology that surrounded it proved helpful in Damian and Maps' investigation. She's also aware of Tristan's condition and keeps it a secret while helping Langstrom treat him. Eventually she has realized that Olive and her friends get into all sorts of shenanigans, but trusts them to be smart and mature enough to solve things themselves and to ask for help if needed. She also [[spoiler:directly keeps in touch with Batman]].
192	* BigFriendlyDog: Has one named Ham who appears to be a Doberman.
193	* CoolTeacher: Pretty much the only teacher the students actually ''like'', and...
194	* HotTeacher: The prettiest teacher Olive has and reasonably endowed as well.
195	* RandomSmokingScene: Seen smoking without any prior hints to her habit (granted she's a teacher) on the athletics field, where Olive is coincidentally watching Kyle and moping. She's never seen smoking again after this.
196	-->'''Macpherson:''' ''[sees Damian and Maps holding hands]'' I should snap a wee photae!
197	* ShipTease: Implied to have had a one-night stand with Bruce Wayne.
198	[[/folder]]
199
200	[[folder:Prof. A.S Scarlet]]
201	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mister_scarlett_0001.jpg]]
202	* {{Bookworm}}: Loves literature to the point of being able to recite entire soliloquies and poems off the top of his head. He's also the head of the drama department.
203	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: He goes from a kind teacher to rather gleefully trying to kill Pomeline and Colton in order to take the book of Amity Arkham that they had found, so nobody would know he had obtained it]].
204	* LargeHam: When in acting mode, he surprises Olive by reciting the lines of the first apparition from ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.
205	* MythologyGag: The below could also be a reference to the fact that Professor Scarlet was an alias for a villain of the week named Bookworm from the 1960s Batman show.
206	* PaletteSwap: Seriously, he looks like a blond haired Riddler wearing brown instead of green minus a question mark. Damian even lampshades it.
207	--> '''Damian:''' These children are right to rebel against the teaching of useless drivel, Scarlet. If that's even your '''''real''''' name.
208	[[/folder]]
209
210	[[folder:Dr. Kirk Langstrom]]
211	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/langstrom.png]]
212	%% [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
213	%%[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirk_langstrom.jpg]]
214	* AdultsAreUseless: Langstrom is far from useless, and the kids trust him, but he does tend to get pulled into their plans without considering their safety and might be a little too good at keeping secrets. Maps gleefully leads a "zomibe" to him and he goes right along with the kids musing on just what the Talon's nature might be.
215	* BerserkButton: Anything that risks the possibility of having Tristan's condition go public as he knows the potential ramifications.
216	--> '''Langstrom:''' ''[examining an injured Tristan]'' This is bad. Children, go find Professor Macpherson and tell her what happened.
217	--> '''Maps:''' But wouldn't the nurse be more helpful?
218	--> '''Langstrom:''' ''[suddenly angry]'' '''Do as I tell you!'''
219	* FatherlyScientist: A kind doctor and deeply regretful for Tristan's condition which came as a result of his creation.
220	* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: He's a doctor and Gotham Academy's new science (unspecified, but most likely biology or biochemistry) teacher.
221	[[/folder]]
222
223	[[folder:Prof. Hugo Strange '''(Spoilers)''']]
224	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hugostrange.jpg]]
225	The school's guidance counselor. He's concerned about Olive's well-being.. or is he?
226	----
227	* BaldOfEvil: Naturally.
228	* BatmanGambit: Most, if not all, of his EvilPlan hinged on Olive disregarding his advice on sitting out of adventures regarding the truth about her mom and Calamity.
229	* EvilAllAlong: He's the reason why Calamity has been showing up even after Sybil Silverlock passed away and tried goading Olive to become Calamity to learn about the things that Sybil refused to tell him regarding the entity. Olive wasn't amused.
230	* EvilPlan: Knowing more about Olive and her mother than anyone else, he disguised himself as Calamity and caused the fire in the Academy's theater, kidnapped Kyle, and left Olive and the Detective Club with a key to Arkham Asylum, just to get Olive to become Calamity and reveal the secrets that Sybil never told him.
231	* FourEyesZeroSoul: Wears glasses and seeks to manipulate a teenager into becoming a city-destroying supervillain.
232	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappeared when Olive's friends caught up with her.
233	* WalkingSpoiler: Just about anyone who has cursory knowledge of Batman's rogues gallery would be able to guess that Hugo Strange has ulterior motives.
234	[[/folder]]
235
236	[[folder: Prof. Achilles Milo]]
237	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/milo_0.jpg]]
238	Professor Achilles Milo is a mad chemist, who's an enemy of Batman and Elongated Man, currently a chemistry professor at Gotham Academy.
239	----
240	* EviloutionaryBiologist: Transforms Coach Humphreys into a werewolf, and took Tristan Grey's blood and used it to create an army of Man-Bats.
241	* MadScientist
242	[[/folder]]
243
244	[[folder: Coach Humphreys]]
245	[[quoteright:347:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coach_humphreys_0001.jpg]]
246	Coach Humphreys is a gymnastics coach at Gotham Academy. Humphreys was afflicted with lycanthropy which turned him into a werewolf by Professor Milo.
247	----
248	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Was infected with lycanthropy by Prof. Milo. Although he is seeking a cure now with the help of Dr. Langstrom.]]
249	[[/folder]]
250
251	[[folder:Prof. Derek Warren]]
252	[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/derek_powers_prime_earth_002.jpg]]
253	A guest lecturer at the Academy.
254	----
255	* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Warren is not his last name. His real name is Derek Powers, aka Blight, the ArchEnemy of Terry [=McGinnis=], the Batman of his era. His goal was to travel through time and kill Terry's father to undo his birth]].
256	* CoolVersusAwesome: [[spoiler: A radiation-powered skeleton from the future]] vs a vampire.
257	* EvilGloating: Would probably achieve his plan, if he just [[spoiler: killed Warren]] instead of ranting why he wants to do it in the first place.
258	* EvilVersusEvil: Definitely a bad guy, but ends up wrestling with a vampire.
259	* GrandfatherParadox: [[spoiler: More or less points out his plan would result in this, but is willing to try anyway.]]
260	* HairTriggerTemper: It's easy to get him mad.
261	* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: A sociopathic CorruptCorporateExecutive normally, but in his guise as "Professor Warren" he proves quite competent as a science teacher (likely owing to his situation). Of course, this might just speak to how good he is [[ManipulativeBastard at deceiving people]] than anything.]]
262	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Resents his condition and is willing to go to the extremes to undo it.
263	* LargeHam: Once you get him angry.
264	* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler: In his true form.]]
265	* MacGuffin: [[spoiler: The clock he uses to travel back in time.]]
266	* MacGuffinMelee: [[spoiler: The clock contains Gustav Decobra's heart and the two end up fighting over it.]]
267	* MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: [[spoiler: He plans to kill Warren [=McGuinnis=] as a child so that his son Terry is never born, never becomes Batman and never causes the events that turned Derek into Blight.]]
268	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: it's never clear if Olive and other students got sick because of vampires draining their blood, or because [[spoiler: he was giving everyone radiation poisoning]].
269	* NamesToRunAwayFrom: [[spoiler: Blight.]]
270	* OutsideContextProblem: [[spoiler: Time-traveller with radiation-based powers in a story mostly dealing with forgotten mysteries and occasional classic Batman villains.]]
271	* PoisonousPerson: [[spoiler: Walks around the Academy, giving people radiation poisoning.]]
272	* TheReveal: [[spoiler: He is Blight from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' traveling back in time to kill his archenemy's father as a child.]]
273	* ShoutOut: He has hidden a still-beating heart under the floor, a clear reference to ''Literature/TheTellTaleHeart''
274	----
275	[[/folder]]
276
277	!Outsiders
278	!!Gotham City
279	!!!Silverlock Family
280	[[folder:Sybil Silverlock]]
281	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sybil_silverlock_prime_earth_0001_jpg.jpg]]
282	* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ybil '''S'''ilverlock.
283	* AxCrazy: Implied to be this when she wasn't on her medications.
284	* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: [[spoiler: Tells Olive not to trust anyone in her posthumous letter.]]
285	* GoodParents: Olive certainly sees her this way. Olive constantly defends her against insults and is on poor terms with Batman as a result of him putting her away. There are also a number of pictures of the two smiling together.
286	* MeaningfulFuneral: Has this in the eighth issue when it was determined that she could not be resuscitated. Olive and all of her friends attended. Before this, she was:
287	* NotQuiteDead: Mentioned to be in a coma on life support after the collapse of Arkham Asylum. She has [[BigSleep little to no chance of recovery.]] She was finally put to rest in the funeral mentioned above. [[spoiler: She might be dead, but her role in the story is far from over if the strange wraith seen behind Olive and the letter she sent to Olive (mostly likely via Killer Croc since it was found in a lake) is any indication.]]
288	* PlayingWithFire: Her superpower and a damn effective one at that.
289	* PosthumousCharacter: Already in critical condition by the start of the story before being officially declared dead later on.
290	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Like her daughter, her eyes seem to glow red when surrounded by fire.
291	* TorturedMonster: When she has Calamity completely at bay she does not at all care for what Calamity has turned her into, and is mortified to discover she murdered her husband. In one of the last flashbacks shown of her it's revealed that [[spoiler:she decided to commit suicide to free herself of Calamity]].
292	[[/folder]]
293	!!!Wayne Family
294	[[folder:Bruce Wayne]]
295	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/batman_38.png]]
296	The Dark Knight may not be the hero of this tale but he still has a part to play. He's first seen in his public guise as Bruce Wayne giving a speech to the students of the Academy.
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298	* BadassNormal: He's '''''[[TropeCodifier Batman]]'''''. Enough said.
299	* CreepyGood: He's clearly trying to keep Olive safe when they cross paths, but she's so perturbed by him that she won't cooperate.
300	* DarkIsNotEvil: Absolutely terrifying to the average person, but ultimately trying to reduce crime in Gotham. On the other hand, Olive doesn't buy it.
301	* TheDreaded: Not only criminals this time, but for Olive as well. She blames him for tearing her family apart and getting her mother thrown into Arkham. [[spoiler: For the same reason she defends Killer Croc by setting an entire building ablaze.]] This has gotten to the point that she has hallucinations of Batman when Bruce Wayne approaches.
302	* StealthHiBye: The TropeNamer.
303	* WealthyPhilanthropist: Provides much of the funding for Gotham Academy and visits the place to give speeches quite frequently in his public identity as Bruce Wayne.
304	[[/folder]]
305
306	[[folder:Damian Wayne]]
307	[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/damian_wayne.jpg]]
308	He appears at the end of the sixth issue to [[spoiler: steal Millie Jane Cobblepot's diary.]] He currently has no real plot relevance otherwise, only appearing as part of the seventh issue's one-off story and in the FramingDevice of the Yearbook storyline, but what he has done may foreshadow far greater things in the future.
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310	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly (usually) per say in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish, round face under Gleason and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, striking blue eyes, and a nicely tanned complexion.
311	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He's more chatty and uses his "tt" less often. While still arrogant, he's more empathetic to the thoughts of others and even defends Maps in class. His threats and insults have a lot less bite to them too, being no worse than "Don't make me hurt you." rather than, "I'll kill you."
312	* AgeLift: Normally, he's around 10 or 11 in the DCU, but in Gotham Academy, he'd have to be in his early teens to be in the same class as Maps.
313	* BadassInANiceSuit: Spends the entirety of his appearance in the comic sharply dressed in a blue dress shirt with matching gray blazer and dress pants.
314	* BadassNormal: Come on, he's '''[[TropeCodifier Batman's]]''' son.
315	* BlushSticker: Has this when Ms. Macpherson catches him holding Map's hand and immediately assumes it to be romantic.
316	* ChainedHeat: With Maps. See StickySituation.
317	* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: A boy who is able to hang onto the ledge with one hand while a girl his age and size hangs on to his other hand, meaning he's lifting more than his own weight with one arm. ''He's not even sixteen yet!'' It's a feat that would make every varsity athlete green with envy.
318	* CoversAlwaysLie: One cover had him for the seventh issue had him in a jersey while Maps rode on his back. This didn't happen.
319	* CrazyPrepared: Brought a bo staff, a grapple gun, and his Batarangs to school. The latter two end up saving him from two nasty predicaments.
320	* DareToBeBadass: As Robin, he [[spoiler:hands Map a copy of his mask while urging her to go save Olive.]]
321	* GrievousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (all the other students were under some kind of mind control said to be an avian affliction or curse that rendered them aggressive and incapable of rational thought).
322	* InsufferableGenius: As usual.
323	--> '''Maps:''' Damian Wayne, oh kid of money. I like your moves, but your attitude's crummy.
324	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: During the "Yearbook" arc, he steals Maps' scrapbook.[[spoiler:..to have her and Olive follow him to find a first edition ''Serpents & Spells'' handbook.]]
325	* LastSecondWordSwap: Forgets that he's not in costume for a minute at the end and nearly declares his father to be Batman.
326	--> '''Damian:''' Just as I thought. A simple affliction, as my fa- I mean '''''Batman''''' discovered years ago.
327	* MythologyGag: His dialogue from the grapple gun scene is ripped straight from the 1989 Batman Movie. Look [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T78lwKBIQYs here]] around 2:57.
328	* NervesOfSteel: Comes with his assassin training and being Robin. Even hanging from a window ledge with only one hand free while another girl his age hangs from the other does little to his self-confidence and tactical mind.
329	* OhCrap: His expression when the headmaster catches him.
330	* PutOnABus: Expelled right after his debut chapter.
331	** TheBusCameBack: Drops by in costume to tell Maps to stay out of the Robin War. He appears in costume again in issue #16 to confiscate Maps' scrapbook...for some reason.
332	** In an interesting turn of events, the gang runs into him again after they break into Wayne Manor while following a clue, leading him to help them fend off some other intruders with a bo staff and katana from a hidden armory.
333	* ShipTease: With Maps. The magic spell that got them into their predicament was written as: Maps Mizoguchi + Damian Wayne.
334	* ShoutOut: His [[SherlockScan deductive and tactical mind]], [[BadassInANiceSuit his clothes]], [[ArbitrarySkepticism his skepticism in regards to magic]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and most importantly his hair]][[AnimeHair style]] in the seventh issue bring [[Manga/CaseClosed a certain famous Japanese detective to mind...]]
335	* StealthHiBye: It runs in the family.
336	* StickySituation: For almost the entirety of the seventh issue his right's hand was stuck to Map's left hand due to a magic spell she accidentally used by writing with the headmaster's quill pen. [[ArbitrarySkepticism He doesn't believe it's actually magic, though, despite fighting magical criminals before and meeting the Justice League.]]
337	* TakingTheHeat: Ends up doing this for Maps after the headmaster caught her with his quill pen. It gets him expelled (though the headmaster's apparent animosity with the Waynes made things worse).
338	* ThouShaltNotKill: Damian (as Robin) is visibly unnerved when [[spoiler:Maps says that Olive]] is irredeemable and deserves to be put down and begins to try to talk her out of it before being cut off by a massive explosion in the distance.
339	-->'''[[spoiler:Maps]]:''' We need to bring [[spoiler:her]] down before [[spoiler:she]] hurts anyone else. [[spoiler:She's]] beyond saving.
340	-->'''Damian:''' Y'know, I used to think that way until-
341	* VerbalTic: Retains his well known "tt" (speculated to be the sound of clicking his tongue) from his home series.
342	* WhenHeSmiles: Gives his first genuine smile of the comic after bailing Maps out at his own expense. It looks pretty good on him.
343	[[/folder]]
344
345	!!!Arkham Asylum
346	[[folder:Killer Croc]]
347	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/killer_croc_ga.jpg]]
348	One of Batman's rogues who escaped from Arkham after its collapse. He had gotten to know Olive's mother well over the course of his internment and bonded with her.
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350	* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Normally portrayed as a misanthropic, cannibalistic creature that's more animal than human, here he's decidedly more kind and nurturing, protecting Olive from the falling debris and giving her safe passage to shore before slinking back into the depths.]]
351	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler: Sybil's mother had her fits, but she was ultimately a calming influence on Croc, leading him to bond with Olive in turn.]]
352	* {{Mutant}}: His origin story.
353	* GentleGiant: [[spoiler: To Olive. He's willing to risk harm to protect her and the feelings of companionship are mutual.]]
354	* MythologyGag: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Happlly mentions that he threw a rock at Batman once.]]
355	* NighInvulnerable: Doesn't even flinch when he's [[spoiler: shielding Olive from falling, burning debris.]]
356	* OhCrap: Has this when he sees Batman's smoke pellets rolling into the room.
357	* SuperStrength: As per comic version.
358	* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: Batman's opinion of him implies that Croc wasn't always as pleasant as he is now. While he's still dangerous enough to kill people if he deems it necessary, he's surprisingly jovial and cordial to Olive and her friends.]]
359	[[/folder]]
360
361	!!Other Outsiders
362	[[folder:Gustav Decobra]]
363	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decobra.png]]
364	A vampire that came to haunt Gotham Academy
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366	* TheBusCameBack: Not seen in comics since 1976.
367	* ClassicalMovieVampire
368	* CoolVersusAwesomeEvilVersusEvil: [[spoiler: Gets into a fight with Blight from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'']]
369	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Ends up being killed by Maps.]]
370	* MacGuffin: [[spoiler: His heart, which he has hidden in a clock, that somehow turned it into a time portal.]]
371	* MacGuffinMelee: [[spoiler: Fights with Blight over the clock containing his heart]]
372	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never made clear if he was responsible for Olive and half of the school getting sick by drinking their blood, or it was [[spoiler: Blight giving everyone radiation poisoning.]]
373	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: A classical vampire to the t, except for [[spoiler: being able to remove his own heart and hide it in a clock.]]
374	* OutsideContextProblem: Up until this point the heroes dealing mostly with mysteries and classic Batman villains, a legitimate vampire is something new. [[spoiler: Although it didn't stop Pomeline from being prepared anyway.]]
375	* SoulJar: [[spoiler: the clock hiding his heart]]
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