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10	!![[center:[-[[Characters/GunnerkriggCourtPrimaryCharacters Annie & Kat]] \| [[Characters/GunnerkriggCourtAnniesInnerCircle Annie's Inner Circle]] \| [[Characters/GunnerkriggCourtParentsAndCourtStaff Parents & Court Staff]] \| '''Other Students''' \| [[Characters/GunnerkriggCourtGillitieForest Gillitie Forest]] \| [[Characters/GunnerkriggCourtTheFoundersOfTheCourt The Founders of the Court]] \| [[Characters/GunnerkriggCourtOtherCharacters Other Characters]]-]]]
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14	[[folder:William Winsbury]]
15	[[quoteright:159:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/s_Winsbury_edit_2643.jpg]]
16
17	A classmate of Annie and Kat's.
18
19	In Year 7, he was loud-mouthed, and enjoyed drawing attention to himself by [[KidsAreCruel bullying or belittling others]], targeting new students and those without anyone to defend them. Annie judo-flipped him once to defend Kat; he left them alone afterwards.
20
21	In Year 8, he has cooled down, and gets along with his classmates without incident. Except for Janet (see below), who he makes a big show of disagreeing with -- [[SecretRelationship to hide the fact that they're dating]].
22
23	In Year 9, he ''really'' has mellowed out.
24
25	He does recognize (and praise) awesome moments when he sees them. He's evidently quite skilled at archery; in a competition, he and Janet were the two finalists, though she seems to have a slight edge on him.
26
27	His name is a reference to the [[Literature/ChildBallads Scottish folk song]] "Willie O'Winsbury".
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30	!!Associated tropes:
31
32	* AnimeHair: He was also acknowledged (albeit jokingly) as "[[Franchise/DragonBall Vegeta]]" by Tom.
33	* CharacterDevelopment: His introduction in the comic shows him as an [[JerkAss obnoxious little jerk]]. Posterior chapters shows him as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. By the time Chapter 34 rolls in, he becomes a NiceGuy.
34	** A good comparison is his bullying of Kat and Annie in year 7 to [[spoiler: looking ''decidedly pissed'' at Anthony Carver and his treatment of Annie in his first day of class.]]
35	* OfficialCouple: With Janet Llanwellyn.
36	* OperationJealousy: [[spoiler: Accidentally, in "Get It Together", after people take Janet's teasing him about being interested in Antimony seriously: rather than admit that he and Janet are dating, he goes along with a scheme to ask Annie out, to his and Janet's considerable dismay]].
37	* SarcasticConfession: He and Janet admit to their relationship at one point, but then they portray it so nonsensically that everyone just assumes the pair were screwing with them.
38	* SecretRelationship: With Janet, for no known reason other than "It's a secret!" Though Bud suggests that Janet's father, the Headmaster, would have fits if he were to learn.
39	* ZeroPercentGambit: Discussed - once he and Janet confirm that Annie will be their SecretKeeper, he suggests that Annie tell the others that he was a JerkAss to her as to why she turned him down. Annie decides instead to tell the others that she's just not interested in a relationship at this time.
40	[[/folder]]
41
42	[[folder: Janet Llanwellyn]]
43	[[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Never_a_doubt_8092.png]]
44
45	A girl who lapses into a strong Celtic accent when she gets angry, which seems to be her default reaction to distractions. She's the Headmaster's daughter, so it's possible she's had prior exposure to supernatural weirdness (which would explain her non-reaction to Mort). She is ''[[ImprobableAimingSkills very]]'' good with bow and arrow, to the point of intercepting one of Winsbury's arrows in flight.\
46	For extra HiddenDepths points, she [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=68 quotes]] Creator/WilliamShakespeare, and not one of the best-known works, but ''Theatre/TimonOfAthens''.
47
48	As mentioned above, she's dating Winsbury; [[SecretRelationship they kept it a secret from the other students]], but eventually came clean, just to find out that nobody believed them.
49
50	Her first name, and relationship with Winsbury, are also a reference to the song "Willie O'Winsbury". Her last name is a reference to the Welsh folk song "The Maid of Llanwellyn".
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53	!!Associated tropes:
54
55	* FieryRedhead: While often serious and mature, Janet has a temper (as demonstrated when Mort tried to scare her) and is something of a [[http://gunnerkrigg.wikia.com/wiki/Word_of_Tom:_Other_students "romantic dork"]]; this is part of the reason for keeping her relationship with Winsbury under wraps.
56	* ImprobableAimingSkills: She once shot her boyfriend's arrow out of the air and when the gang went bowling she somehow got two strikes with one ball.
57	* OfficialCouple: With William Winsbury.
58	* SecretRelationship: Her relationship with Winsbury. In Chapter 34: ''Faraway Morning (And Three Short Tales)'', they reveal it to their friends, but in a ridiculous joking manner so that no one believes them. Bud remarked that Janet's father would go crazy if he thought it was true.
59	[[/folder]]
60
61	[[folder:Paz Cadena-Blanco]]
62	[[quoteright:148:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gunnerkriggpaz_6045.jpg]]
63
64	A girl from Galicia, Spain. She loves animals, and can even [[SpeaksFluentAnimal talk to them]]. She works at a veterinary lab in the Court which, in addition to treating animals, performs animal research. Her explanation for this seeming disparity is that she works to make lives of the lab animals as comfortable as possible, and to ensure that all the ethical guidelines for animal testing are followed.
65
66	Paz was the first student that Mort was able to scare (following Annie's advice). She doesn't like clowns (though, as Annie noted, nobody does.)
67
68	Astute Spanish-speaking readers may notice that Paz's Spanish grammar is occasionally off; Tom Siddell has said [[http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=699&page=3#26207 this is intentional]], as Paz is supposed to be “[[http://twitter.com/gunnerkrigg/status/3303665424 a Galician hick]].”
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71	!!Associated tropes:
72
73	* AscendedExtra: She started out as a minor character who is scared by Mort, then became a RecurringExtra. Later, she [[AscendedExtra ascended]] into [[spoiler: Kat's primary love interest.]]
74	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=621 She and Matt]], or [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=916 so it seems]].
75	* TheChewToy: First, she was chosen as Mort's scare test subject, later [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=601 she was so happy to see]] those [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=602 cows]], then she's been abducted by [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=621 dark hands]], and her love towards Matt ends up being one-sided.
76	* ClosetKey: [[spoiler: Mutually with Kat]].
77	* CoordinatedClothes: [[spoiler: Wears a nautical-themed dress to match with Kat's naval dress outfit (minus jacket) to the "Ocean-style Dance" in Chapter 49.]]
78	* ADayInTheLimelight: With the release of "The Traveller," Paz is the currently the only character, besides Annie, who's had her own side comic.
79	* FriendToAllLivingThings: She can outright speak to animals as well.
80	* GoThroughMe: Just before the speech cited in Hidden Depths and Internal Reformist, she had this:
81	-->'''Kat:''' ''Self''-regulated?! That just means they can do what they want!\
82	'''Paz:''' ''No!'' You see, to do that, they would have to get through ''me'' first.
83	* GreenEyedEpiphany: [[spoiler: How she discovered she had a crush on Kat]].
84	* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Her only etheric power is to [[SpeaksFluentAnimal communicate with animals]], so the [[spoiler: sapient cruise liner]] considers her to be [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1402 no threat]]. However, said power includes the ability to explain the situation to ''Lindsey'', a building-sized crustacean EldritchAbomination...
85	-->'''Paz:''' [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1441 ¿Que no soy una amenaza?]] [[note]]"So I'm not a threat?"[[/note]]
86	* HiddenDepths: Paz's level-headed little speech about working within the system to make the Court better took a lot of readers -- who had previously thought of Paz simply as a Chew Toy -- by surprise.
87	* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: She does ''not'' trust [[spoiler:forest!Antimony]], and threatens her against ever making Kat upset.
88	* InternalReformist: She is very strongly against the animal experiments that are going on, but realizes working within the system and making sure the Court follows ethical standards is more effective.
89	-->'''Paz:''' The Court isn't a big monster that does as it pleases. Es a collection of people. Working to do what they think is right. And, over time, other people see what is wrong, what mistakes were made, and work hard to fix them. I cry too, when I find this place. But I ask to help. To change things and make them better.
90	* MementoMacGuffin: In "Traveller", as Paz is on the plane home, she remembers finding what she thought was a cool stone at the beach, but her sisters made fun of her because it was just a piece of glass. When she looks for the glass, it's not where she had hid it. [[spoiler:At the end of the story, her next oldest sister returns it to her; she found it while they were moving and made it into a pendant.]]
91	* PlayingCyrano: She has Bobby the robot write a love letter to Kat, who at first thinks he wrote it on his own accord. No trouble ensues as Paz sets her straight soon.
92	* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:When Kat hooks up her brain into her system, Paz realizes that they have become too different for them to continue. She breaks up with Kat and goes to live with her family.]]
93	* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Chapter 29 has Paz, of all people, setting straight Kat (who is at that moment quite disenchanted with the Court after stumbling upon some of its old secrets).
94	* SmittenTeenageGirl: She gets a rather ferocious (unreciprocated) crush on Matt at the start of year 3. [[spoiler: And then another one on Kat]].
95	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Hinted around a bit, and eventually confirmed [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1402 in Chapter 49]]. It appears that being able to talk to animals doesn't necessarily mean that [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1295 they have too much to say]]. In "Traveller", she talks with the family dog and her pups, who have a lot more to say than the mouse.
96	* TwoferTokenMinority: Hispanic and currently in a romantic relationship with [[spoiler:Katerina.]]
97	[[/folder]]
98
99	[[folder:Zimmy and Gamma]]
100	[[quoteright:266:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/znguniform_4400.png]]
101
102	Two strange girls.
103
104	Zimmy is human "for all intents and purposes", but her mind is in tune with the Ether. This is ''not'' a good fit. The resulting stress causes a number of physical and psychological effects: She [[TheInsomniac never sleeps]], and has some kind of [[TearsOfBlood black gunk]] [[HiddenEyes perpetually covering her]] [[BodyMotifs red eyes]]. At the best of times, she feels like there's static in her head; at worse times she sees [[ImaginaryEnemy terrifying hallucinations]] that, if left untreated, [[RealityWarper become real]]; and ''really'' bad flareups will mentally transport her and those around her to some ''other'' place resembling [[DarkWorld a nightmare city]]. [[PowerIncontinence If there is any way to control these powers, she is unaware of it]]. She has difficulty distinguishing memories from ongoing events, or real people from the faceless "Nobodies" of her nightmares; on occasion she'll forget who ''she'' is, and spontaneously assume the personality of someone else. In short, she is a walking, talking embodiment of PsychologicalHorror and MindScrew.
105
106	Understandably, these [[TheWoobie hardships]] have left Zimmy paranoid and [[MoodSwinger perpetually on-edge]]. Underneath her outward hostility, she loves Gamma very much (and she [[LoveMakesYouEvil lies to Gamma to make sure she doesn't leave]]). It's doubtful that Zimmy cares about anyone in the world besides Gamma, but she is capable of kindness and empathy, at least towards those who help her or Gamma.
107
108	Her real first name is [[ThemeNaming Zeta]]. Reynardine calls her a [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]], and is afraid to go near her.
109
110	Gamma Czarnecki is a [[OneHeadTaller slightly older]] Polish girl who is Zimmy's best (and only, apparently) friend. She's shy and weary due to sleep deprivation, but kind and friendly. Good thing, too, because she's the only thing keeping Zimmy alive and (relatively) sane: Her presence relieves the etheric stress on Zimmy's mind, [[PowerNullifier nullifying Zimmy's powers]] and giving Zimmy a slightly better grasp of reality. But Gamma's stabilizing power doesn't work as well when she's asleep, so she wears herself thin trying to stay up with Zimmy. Lack of sleep is also the most likely explanation for those dark circles around her [[BodyMotifs eyes]].
111
112	Zimmy and Gamma are [[PsychicLink telepathically linked]]; in fact, this is the only way they can communicate, as Gamma doesn't know English and Zimmy doesn't know Polish, meaning that Gamma also relies on Zimmy to translate for her at Gunnerkrigg.
113
114	The girls are in Chester House, which is apparently stigmatized by many other Court students.
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117	!!Tropes associated with both of them:
118
119	* {{Foil}}: The two of them to Annie and Kat. Zimmy in particular, as she and Annie are both attuned to the ether, and Zimmy's association with the dark and grimy city contrasts Annie's nature associations.
120	* MeaningfulName: According to Jones, they're not students but case studies.
121	* OutOfFocus: Haven't recieved as much focus in Year 3 after their greater involvement in Year 1 and 2.
122	* PsychicLink: They don't share a language, but their telepathy lets them communicate fine regardless.
123	* ShipTease: Mentioned [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=928 in-universe]]:
124	-->'''Antimony:''' I- I'm fairly certain [=[Zimmy]=] and Gamma are...an item.\
125	'''Jack:''' Haha! Oh wow! That doesn't even '''begin''' to describe those two!
126	* ShadowArchetype: A shadow pair to Annie and Kat.
127	* ThemeNaming: Zeta ("Zimmy") and Gamma.
128	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Hardass Zimmy and demure Gamma.
129	* TranslationWithAnAgenda: Zimmy tends to translate what other people say as insults, in order to keep Gamma from making new friends (and thus spending less time with her).
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132	!!Tropes associated with Zimmy:
133
134	* BlackEyesOfEvil: She's significantly happier when all the gunk is washed away by the rain, though it's the rain, not the lack of gunk, that makes her happy.
135	* BlessedWithSuck:
136	** Zimmy's reality altering powers would be really cool if she could control them. And if she didn't suffer terrifying hallucinations that eventually become solid.
137	** Jones says her powers are similar to those of gods. Too bad she's only mortal, and doesn't have the natural filters they do.
138	%%* CheshireCatGrin
139	* ContagiousPowers: For some, as of yet unexplained reason, Zimmy and Annie's etheric selves get mixed up when they're close enough to one another, with Annie thinking she's Zimmy and Zimmy's hair turning red and gaining Annie's etheric wound.
140	%%* CreepyChild
141	* DarkIsNotEvil: It's just that [[IJustWantToBeNormal she dislikes the etheric powers she's got]].
142	* DoNotCallMePaul[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Zimmy doesn't like her real name.
143	* FaceFramedInShadow: Weird lighting in the last panel of strip [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1029 #1029]] makes her look very angry at something.
144	* HadesShaded: Zimmy's skin is an ashy greyish-brown colour. It's hard to tell if it's meant to be within the range of what's normal for the Gunnerverse.
145	* HappyRain / RedemptionInTheRain: Rather literally so, in that being in the rain stabilizes both her powers and her mood as long as it persists. Jones theorizes that it has something to do with the inherent etheric properties of natural weather.
146	* HatesEveryoneEqually: Except Gamma, and she tolerates Annie.
147	* HiddenEyes: Her eyes aren't actually black, just hidden by gunk.
148	* HiddenHeartOfGold: Much (though not necessarily all) of her mean behavior is an act intended to scare off anybody who could potentially become her friend, so she can avoid accidentally hurting them with her powers.
149	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Zimmy ''is'' an obnoxious jerk--though partly out of [[LoveMakesYouCrazy jealous devotion]] to Gamma, and knowing that her condition is a danger for anyone whom she won't [[HiddenHeartOfGold scare off]] in time. She truly cares about Gamma. She is even willing to go on a boat because Gamma wanted to, even though Zimmy [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1390 suffers from a bad case of sea sickness]]. And she also warms up to Annie, going so far as to [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1044 deliver a pointed message for her]] to [[spoiler: her father]].
150	* LiminalBeing: There are human characters, and inhuman characters, but only Zimmy seems only partly human and partly -- something else.
151	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: She would kill everyone in the world and then herself if Gamma wished for it.
152	* MessyHair: Zimmy's hair is tangled and scraggly.
153	* NeverGrewUp: It's quite possible that Zimmy doesn't age physically: In year 7, Gamma is only a few inches taller than her; in year 10, she is more than a head taller and has developed a healthy pubescent figure whereas Zimmy still looks like the thin, small 11-year-old as which she was introduced.
154	* NoSocialSkills: The fact that she often can't tell real people apart from illusions, and sees... ''things'' instead of their real faces and expressions, is probably a large part of the problem.
155	* ThePigpen: Zimmy "looks like a pretty cruddy girl", in the words of Tom. She has tangled hair, grubby and rumpled clothing, and attracts bugs.
156	* PowerIncontinence: She can turn her powers on, more or less. She can simply never turn them off or have any control over what they do either.
157	* PowerNullifier: Natural rain cancels out a lot of her craziness because of the trace amounts of [[spoiler: Ether]] in it; artificial rain, like showers and the rain from the [[spoiler: Ether station]] do not. Within a few hours however, she's back to normal.
158	** Gamma acts as a lower grade one, that helps prevent Zimmy's powers from going completely haywire. Annie can do the same, though she's apparently even less effective than Gamma and is thus never used for this purpose unless Gamma is otherwise incapacitated or missing.
159	* RealityWarper: The strongest one shown in the Court yet, albeit with massive PowerIncontinence.
160	* RealityWarpingIsNotAToy: And ''how''. Without Gamma, it would quickly kill Zimmy and those around her in gruesome ways.
161	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted, the only time you see her red eyes are when she's happy and emotionally stable, when the rain washes away the black gunk.
162	* SirSwearsALot: She is notably more foul-mouthed compared to other students her age.
163	* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Her unkempt appearance and creepy, reality-altering powers invoke the trope, especially early on before her character gets more rounded out, though she's (probably) not actually dead.
164	* TheSleepless: Zimmy is [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=189 incapable of sleep]].
165	* TalkingInYourDreams: She goes into Antimony's after Antimony passed out.
166	* {{Telepathy}}: Though like everything else it works in a rather strange manner.
167	* UnkemptBeauty: Normally a mess and not at all conventionally attractive, but when caught in the rain and [[WhenSheSmiles smiling]], [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=736 she's actually rather pretty]].
168	* UnskilledButStrong: Zimmy is basically the most powerful student currently shown attending Gunnerkrigg, Coyote himself likens her to having the powers of a God like him. But her mind and body are that of a human so she has absolutely no control and at best can just find ways to lessen the effects.
169	* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:It is her destiny to die by Kat's hands, shortly after Annie kills Loup. Deep down, she has known this all along, hence the real reason she is so terrified of Kat.]]
170
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172	!!Tropes associated with Gamma:
173
174	* HehHehYouSaidX:
175	--> '''Zimmy:''' Nunna yer business, nose! I gotta talk to Carver.\
176	'''Kat:''' "Nose!?" Great, this again. You're such a butt!\
177	'''Gamma:''' Ahahehe! Butt!
178	* TheInsomniac: She spends as much time awake as she can in order to combat Zimmy's reality-warping.
179	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: One of the ways Gamma supports Zimmy.
180	* LoveMartyr: [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=729 Zimmy's love for her is reciprocate]]. She isn't bothered by staying awake to help Zimmy to control her RealityWarper powers.
181	* MoralityChain: She's the only one who can get Zimmy to apologize for her behavior, or to stand up to her responsibility to help someone.
182	* MoralityPet: She's also the only person Zimmy will always treat kindly.
183	* PowerNullifier: Her presence helps keep Zimmy's powers in check, but only while she's awake.
184	* SatelliteCharacter: And will continue to be so as long as Zimmy's around.
185
186	[[/folder]]
187
188	[[folder:Red and Ayilu]]
189	[[quoteright:313:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Red_and_Blue_the_Fairies_2383.png]]
190
191	Two Regional Fairies who [[HumanityEnsues become humans]]. Prior to entering the Court, they didn't even have names. Red was the first to get her name when Annie accidentally gave it to her. The other was called "Blue" (by the fans [[AscendedFanon and the characters]]) just for convenience and [[RedOniBlueOni thematic sake]], but was later named Ayilu.
192
193	Annie first meets them on the Forest side of the Annan Waters; almost immediately they ask her to squish them with a rock. Dying is the last test they have to pass to gain human bodies and enroll at the Court, and they're [[ICannotSelfTerminate not allowed to kill themselves]]. Annie dubs them Suicide Fairies (on the Cast Page) as a result.
194
195	Annie meets them again, after their {{Metamorphosis}}, several months later. Red is distraught because her hair doesn't [[AnimeHair stand up anymore]], and consequently, [[MinorFlawMajorBreakup Ayilu will no longer be her friend]]. A [[ImportantHaircut visit to the barber]] sets things straight.
196
197	As TheFairFolk, both girls are largely [[BlueAndOrangeMorality lacking in tact and empathy]]. Red has a [[MoodSwinger mercurial]] personality, bordering on psychotic, while Ayilu's personality is more subdued, but no less capricious.
198
199	Red and Ayilu are in Foley House, which is apparently reserved for Suicide Fairies and other Gillitie emigrants; according to Jones, this is to keep the emigrants from being "named" by accident by ordinary people, as emigrants are only supposed to receive a name once they graduate.
200
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202	!!Tropes associated with both of them:
203
204	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Jones [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=998 somewhat implies]] that names are of special importance and granted later in life in their culture, prompting them to use insults when referring to others, especially close friends. When looked at through this lens, [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=144 many past experiences with]] [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=327 these two nutjobs]] [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=329 take on a]] [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=983 new depth]]. Compare and contrast to the first few pages of Red's [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=312 initial appearance as a human]].
205	* BookEnds: [[spoiler: Assuming they really never cross paths with Annie again: Red enters Annie's life as a nameless fairy happily asking Annie to kill herself and her friend and exits upset that she almost got the newly-named Ayilu killed.]]
206	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Mostly Red, but Ayilu has her moments too, such as the whole "Red's hair" incident and going mad with power once she received her name.
207	* TheFairFolk: Even after being turned into humans Red and Ayilu can be alien enough to leave Kat and even Annie round-eyed and slack-jawed. [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=330 Love for mischief]] is one of more [[ComedicSociopathy endearing and understandable]] traits of ex-fairies.
208	%% * HumanityEnsues
209	* ICannotSelfTerminate: Why they need Annie's help to die. [[spoiler: Ysengrin kills them shortly after, with the implication that they'd seen too much]].
210	* {{Metamorphosis}}: From fairy to human, catalyzed by their own deaths.
211	* MoodSwinger:
212	** '''Red.'''
213	--->'''Red:''' No you go away! Come back! Rraarrghh! I hate her '''so much'''! I wish she was my friend!
214	** Ayilu might be even more extreme, when she got her name she looked ''incredibly'' pissed while saying she loves it with a background full of hearts, then (after consulting Annie on how it could be spelled) wrote it on a paper airplane and tossed it away, wrote it on a vase then smashed it, wrote it on another piece of paper and burned it, and wrote it in big red letters all over the room they're in. Annie wonders if this is a traditional celebration but Red has no idea what Ayilu's doing. She also cheerfully says "Bye!" and hugs Red's arm after [[spoiler: Red ends their friendship with Annie]].
215	%%* NewTransferStudent
216	* NoSocialSkills: Especially Red.
217	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In "Red's Friend Gets A Name Too I Suppose" Ayilu, who normally gives off an elegant (if spoiled) feeling goes berserk when she gets her name while Red, who's usually the louder and more emotional of the two, gives Annie a harsh dressing-down in such a calm, collected manner that many readers thought it might be AllJustADream.
218	* OurSoulsAreDifferent: They're "hollow fairies", born with their souls outside their bodies (which are basically empty shells). Coyote implies that they're always meant to become human and go to the Court; this may be true of all ex-fairies.
219	%%* ProphetEyes
220	* PutOnABus: After they help Annie [[spoiler:return Jeanne to the Ether, Red bluntly tells Annie never to talk to them again. WordOfGod is that this is their exit from the comic.]]
221	* RedOniBlueOni: Red is definitely the more fiery of the two while Ayilu is more pouty and vindictive.
222	* PseudoRomanticFriendship: Hard to tell. They're considered best friends and are also {{Cuddle Bug}}s. While they were fairies, they literally were hanging all over each other. Now that they're human, it's different -- but they get moments of [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=993 devoted adoration]], though [[{{Tsundere}} interlaced]] with [[VitriolicBestBuds taunting and fighting]].
223	** In "Red's Friend Gets A Name Too I Suppose" [[spoiler: Red declares that after seeing Ayilu almost get killed by Jeanne she loves her and wants to spend the rest of her life with her (but not to Ayilu, that's none of her business)]].
224	* SecondaryCharacterTitle: In both their "named" chapters each takes a backseat to the other: Ayilu distracts Annie from Red's attention in "Red Gets A Name" while in "Red's Friend Gets A Name Too I Suppose" Red spends most of the time talking to Annie.
225	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: When they are shown wearing something other than the school uniform, Red is in a suit while Ayilu is in a dress.
226	* {{Tsundere}}: In different ways, both are rude, yet caring about each other and occasionally enthusiastic or helpful to others.
227	* VitriolicBestBuds: Other fairies see their taunts and fighting as signs of attachment.
228	--> '''Cyan'''-haired, '''[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=996 This Girl]]''': ([[TearfulSmile wiping a tear]]) Such... such good friends...
229	* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The very first page of "Red's Friend Gets A Name Too I Suppose" is Red confidently saying she's going to name her friend Blue. That does not happen.
230
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232	!!Tropes associated with Red:
233
234	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: How Ayilu got her name: [[spoiler: Red let it slip after a long string of lame insults that she loves her friend and when she (Red's friend) demanded to know what that last thing was she said was, she got (paraphrased) "Aaaaaiiiyyyyy...lllllloo... Ayilu! It's your name!"]]
235	* BuffySpeak: Red describes rooms and chairs as "big boxes" and "sitty-downy things", respectively.
236	* CallBack: Red confiding to Annie about what happened when she named Ayilu in Chapter 61 [[spoiler: is an echo of Anthony's behavior in Chapter 51: She was freaking out about someone she loved and said something outrageous but she isn't going to tell her that because "it's none of her stupid business!", but she's willing to tell someone else she trusts]].
237	** A few pages later [[spoiler: Red, with Ayilu at her side, is calling Annie out for putting everyone in danger trying to free Jeanne (and her boyfriend) and seeming ready to leave Andrew to die. In the previous chapter they seem to agree with Muut that Annie "put '''others''' in danger" when freeing Jeanne was apparently supposed to be Annie's "mission" alone]].
238	* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Red wears an [[PuttingOnTheReich old-fashioned gray military uniform]] during "Red's Friend Gets A Name Too I Suppose". The stinger page reveals she's wearing it (in spite of it "not being recommended" by the Court) because [[spoiler: she just likes the color because the duller it is in the real world the more colorfully she can "decorate" it in the ether]].
239	* EmergentHuman: Red shows signs of this; namely, when she learns that you can cut your hair, and then assumes that you can cut ''anything'' of "these bodies" and [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=323 attempts to cut off her finger]]
240	* ImportantHaircut: Red's trip to the barber-bot.
241	* JerkassHasAPoint: Red might be coming from a place of "fear and anger" and trauma over Ayilu's safety, possibly glossed over or didn't notice ''why'' Annie hesitated to get Smitty to safety (she didn't want to pay the Guides' cost), completely ignored the others' motivations and level of intel on the dangers Jeanne posed and that she had "nothing to add and nothing to lose" when she inserted herself into Annie's plan and might even be blaming Annie for something that was her own fault (as far as we know she was only there because Ayilu was there, she seemed to get complacent when the plan was working and distracted Ayilu when they was supposed to be keeping an eye on Jeanne and Parley) (from Something Awful's thread) but that doesn't mean her basic points aren't wrong.
242	* LoveEpiphany: Red realizes she truly loves Ayilu when she thinks she's killed by Jeanne. Unfortunately for Annie she ''hates'' the circumstances.
243	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech / WhatTheHellHero: Red echoes Muut's observation that by involving so many people in freeing Jeanne (and her boyfriend) -- Ayilu in particular by offering "nothing" (a name) for something (Ayilu's illusions) -- that Annie put other people at risk in place of herself. Red also pointed out how messed up it was that Annie delayed teleporting Smitty to a hospital to save his life (as many people noted in the comments); Annie, who doesn't have a good track record of defending herself (see "Faraway Morning" and "Get It Together"), says she did that because ''she didn't want to get in trouble''. Red also points out that Annie didn't exactly give Kat a choice to help with the plan by basically telling her "You're the only one who can do this". On the other hand even she knows that facing Jeanne alone was out of the question and even says "IDidWhatIHadToDo" for her! [[spoiler: Red is so disgusted with Annie that she finally tells her to never speak to her and Ayilu ever again.]]
244	* StepfordSmiler: In "Red's Friend Gets A Name Too I Suppose" Red reveals she hasn't been doing too well after seeing Jeanne "kill" Ayilu: She can't sleep, she keeps having visions of Ayilu's "death", and even checks to make sure her friend's still breathing when she's asleep -- but that's none of Ayilu's business. After she starts talking about how it was Annie who put Ayilu in Jeanne's path in the first place she doesn't smile again until [[spoiler: she ends her and Ayilu's friendship with Annie]].
245
246	----
247	!!Tropes associated with Ayilu:
248
249	* AmbiguouslyBrown: She's not human, of course, but her human form looks like someone of Indian ethnicity.
250	* HiddenDepths: During the 2013 spring break, Ayilu proves she actually has a talent that doesn't serve her self-centered caprices: [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/junk/CF3_8scan.jpg painting]] in a rather lovely, abstract style.
251	* InSeriesNickname: Before getting named, Ayilu was called "Blue" by Annie and Kat, according to TheRant [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1175 here.]]
252	* LineOfSightName: Ayilu, in a sense. Red gave it to her to hide that she'd just told Ayilu she loved her.
253	* MasterOfIllusion: Within the ether, Ayilu can create elaborate illusions backed up by temporary FakeMemories and EmotionControl. It seems to go away once people realize what's going on, and the Foley kids are used to it, but when she really exerts herself the effects can border on a LotusEaterMachine.
254	[[/folder]]
255
256	[[folder:Alistair Kershaw]]
257	[[quoteright:145:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-Aly1_2009.png]]
258
259	Kat's first boyfriend. When he [[NewTransferStudent arrives at the Court]] it's announced that he'll only be there a week. In spite of knowing in the backs of their minds that the relationship can't last, he and Kat [[StarCrossedLovers spend the week talking and holding hands]]. Kat even [[CosmeticCatastrophe tries makeup for the first time]] so she can look nice for him.
260
261	When the end of the week rolls around, he [[{{Metamorphosis}} mutes]] to go away to Gillitie Wood with his parents. "And she never saw him again."
262
263	----
264	!!Associated tropes:
265
266	* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=252 The reason for his]] [[spoiler:{{Metamorphosis}}]].
267	-->'''Alistair's Mum:''' Hey, Aly. You want to be [[spoiler:a bird]]?\
268	'''Alistair:''' (paying more attention to the gamepad) 'Kay.
269	* {{Metamorphosis}}: [[spoiler:Him and his parents]].
270	%% * TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody:
271	* NewTransferStudent: For a week.
272	* StarCrossedLovers: With Kat.
273	* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: Kat keeps some of his stuff, and wears the shirt he's shown wearing above in the arc after his debut and departure]].
274	[[/folder]]
275
276
277
278	[[folder:Jack Hyland]]
279	[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jack_progression_3967.png]]
280
281	A student from Queslett South who is easily Annie and Kat's equal in [[CuriosityKilledTheCast curiosity]]. He's made a hobby of [[PlayfulHacker hacking]] the security system's motion detectors and exploring the Court after curfew. He also has an impish streak, and a CheshireCatGrin and very expressive [[BodyMotifs eyebrows]] to match.
282
283	[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=617 He's the son of]] a student who was on '''very''' [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=540 bad terms with Surma, Anja, and their friends]], which he [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=796 is either unaware of or dishonest about to Annie]].
284
285	----
286	!!Associated tropes:
287
288	* AnimalMotifs: Jack's [[spoiler:astral body has a spider image on his face after the events in Chapter 19]]. And during Chapter 27 and Chapter 34, the bangs near his forehead [[spoiler:look like spider fangs]].
289	* AnimalThemeNaming: Possibly accidental and hopefully not going into AnimalStereotypes: male asses are called jacks and females are called jennies (or jennets).
290	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Zimmy, at first, though he seems to know he doesn't stand a chance. Annie, after the incidents of ''Chapters 27 & 28: Spring Heeled''. He claims not to have feelings for Annie, though.
291	* BadassLongcoat: Quite a bit of his appearances show him wearing a trenchoat, to the point of being iconic for the fandom.
292	* BreakingSpeech: He pulls one of these on Kat and Annie in this state.
293	* CreepyChild: Even before we know the reason, it is clear [[spoiler:there is something wrong with him]].
294	* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: About the Court tracking people through their food.
295	* DemonicPossession: By [[spoiler:an ethereal spider]] in ''Chapters 27 & 28: Spring Heeled''.
296	* FightingFromTheInside: Until [[spoiler:a calmed Zimmy destroys the spider]].
297	--> '''Zimmy:''' [[spoiler:But he put up a fight]].
298	* {{Foil}}: To both Kat and Annie.
299	* GadgeteerGenius[=/=]TeenGenius: Not quite as good as Kat, though. Interest in and ability to make [[{{Magitek}} more arcane gadgets]] were a side effect of the possession.
300	* GenerationXerox: It seems like this has occurred when it is revealed he is just as bigoted against magical users as his father was. [[spoiler:This is mitigated by the fact that he was possessed by a demon when he gave Annie a hard time and he later grew a crush on both Annie and Zimmy partially because of their talents.]]
301	* GottaCatchEmAll: To secure its control over Jack, [[spoiler:the spider]] had to control all the pieces of his mind/soul/whatever. [[spoiler:It failed]].
302	* IGotBigger: Jack had a growth spurt and grew some facial hair in the months between "Faraway Morning" and "The Torn Sea", making him look more like a college freshman than a high schooler.
303	* TheInsomniac: He went days without sleep while possessed by the Whitelegs. He regained his ability to sleep after he was freed, though he now needs much less of it than most people do.
304	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: As long as [[spoiler:Zimmy]] is safe, he is happy and he won't pursue her since she has enough problems without being hassled for a date.
305	* KickTheDog: Mitigated by this fact. In Chapter 27, he [[spoiler:destroys]] a Guard Robot, who only seemed to want to do his job and [[TheWoobie learn to whistle]], and used his home-made machines to [[spoiler:immobilize Reynardine just so he could make a getaway]]. Granted, he expected [[spoiler:Annie]] to thank him for the deed, so he at least ''thought'' he was doing [[spoiler:her]] a favor.
306	* LooksLikeCesare: To increasing degrees since [[spoiler:his possession]].
307	* LuminescentBlush: [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=797 He has one after talking with Annie in this strip]]. Whether or not she noticed it [[ObliviousToLove isn't clear]].
308	* MadScientist: After hacking into the Court's network, he discovered the existence of Donlans' {{magitek}} server and reproduced its functions ''adapted to his own hardware'' quickly enough. But still fails to see why in the given circumstances it wasn't a bright idea to use this toy at all.
309	* MeaningfulName: [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=689 Chapter 27]] was the first chapter where Jack was the main focus of attention. It's titled "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Heeled_Jack Spring Heeled]]."
310	* MessyHair: His hair's been getting steadily messier since [[spoiler:Zimmingham]], although it doesn't look ''unusually'' messy except by comparison to his old self.
311	* NightmareFetishist: Possibly, considering he has a crush on ''[[spoiler:Zimmy]]''.
312	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: In the last few pages of Chapter 23, [[spoiler:agitated by his experience with Zimmy]], Jack invades Antimony's personal space until he's bearing down on her and she's pinned against the wall. Reynardine reacts ''poorly.''
313	* ObliviousToLove: Not to her overt romantic advances, but he apparently fails to recognize Annie's PlayingHardToGet moment for what it is and mostly accepts her at her word that she doesn't like him. It probably doesn't help that this gives him an excuse to pursue Zimmy instead.
314	* PetTheDog: Jack initially displayed good empathy and rapport with robots; he helped fix the joint of one of the Laser Cows and taught them a trick. [[spoiler:That made his later KickTheDog moment while possessed several chapters later far more shocking in contrast]].
315	* PowersViaPossession: [[spoiler:With whitelegs riding him]], Jack grew powers faster than Annie, who trained and has an AmplifierArtifact. Began to see into the etherium all the time. And understand [[{{magitek}} etheric sciences]]. And fly. And be able to work and run without sleep and food (this part ''was'' harmful).
316	* ProperlyParanoid:
317	** Jack goes for long periods without eating or drinking, because he thinks there are tracking devices in the food and water. Annie points out that makes more sense if they're in their clothes, since the Court provides these. According to Jones, they are actually in the food.
318	** He starts freaking out when Zimmy stows away on the cruise at the end of Year 9 and has to be dragged away from her. [[spoiler: Turns out he was exactly right to worry]]. Interestingly [[spoiler: he seems perfectly fine once he's actually in Zimmy's world]].
319	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives [[spoiler:Annie]] one in chapter 34, although it ended amicably enough.
320	* ReplacementGoldfish: {{Goth}}/[[PunkRock punk]] Jenny, who seems saner and less dangerous than Zimmy, [[SickeningSweethearts more emotionally open]] than Annie, and is has magic/etheric powers as an "apprentice witch".
321	* SanitySlippage: His brief odyssey through Zimmy's mental hellscape seemed to have had serious effects on [[spoiler:his mind]]. His appearance became progressively more ragged, and his behavior increasingly unnerving. [[spoiler:The bulk of this was due to the spider's presence]]. The first two of his images above serve as the page image for SanitySlippage of ''six'' total, all of ''him''... that should tell you something.
322	* ShesAllGrownUp: A male version; he fills out a lot more in his later teenage years
323	* ShadowArchetype: [[spoiler:In Zimmingham]], in Chapter 28.
324	* SlasherSmile: He starts grinning creepily a lot after his appearance in Power Station.
325	* SpringHeeledJack: Referenced in the chapter "Spring Heeled", which focuses on him. He turns out to be able to [[spoiler:fly, and flies up to a window in a manner that looks like leaping]].
326	* TearsOfBlood: Just like Zimmy, [[spoiler:only it hadn't become HiddenEyes]].
327	* ThemeNaming: Jack and Jenny; Annie, Zimmy.
328	* TouchedByVorlons: Gamma thinks Jack may retain at least some degree of his abilities. [[spoiler:A few chapters later, Jack thinks that the incident has made him smarter than he was before]]. And even then, he remembered being in [[spoiler:Zimmingham]], which probably means he had some sort of etheric ability back then -- Zimmy, Gamma and Annie were the only other ones aware. Jack recovered by Faraway Morning enough to express interest, get an answer from Annie and try her Blinker stone (after Annie judged him to be unaware of the [[ShipTease implications]]).
329	* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: What Annie (and presumably other people if they find out) thinks of his crush on Zimmy.
330	* WhatTheHellHero: Jack was willing to play along with Annie's [[PlayingHardToGet allegedly fake romantic advances]] (though the extent to which he perceived them as fake is not entirely clear) to a point, but he lambasts her for purposely trying to get him interested in her only to bluntly shut him down. He even similarly brushes off her excuse of anger issues as another lie as well.
331	[[/folder]]
332
333	[[folder:Lily Cooke and January Hong]]
334	[[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/LilyNJan_8896.jpg]]
335
336	Parley's companions at Thornhill. They make an appearance in ''Chapter 35: Parley And Smitty Are In This One''.
337
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339	!!Associated tropes:
340
341	* AllThereInTheScript: January's last name was revealed in a July 2020 favourite character poll.
342	* DeadpanSnarker: January has no problem dropping snarks if the situation calls for it.
343	* GenkiGirl: Lily, it's no wonder she is so inspired by the Fairy kids.
344	* InSeriesNickname: Lily goes by "Cookie Monster" as a riff on her surname.
345	* PerkyGoth: Lily. Her style is also evidently "[[http://www.formspring.me/gunnerkrigg/q/253845298210683534 a little inspired by]]" the ex-[[TheFairFolk fairies]].
346	%% * RedOniBlueOni: PlayedWith: red sports-clothes-wearing dark-skinned blonde Jan is the deadpan blue while artsy/goth blue-haired and -clothed Lily is the perky red.
347	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: They seem to fit this mold, based on how they act and dress.
348
349	[[/folder]]
350
351	[[folder:Jenny]]
352	[[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/00001404_369.jpg]]
353
354	A girl who appears in chapter 49 as Jack's girlfriend. Initially mistaken (both in-universe and out) for Zimmy, it's later revealed that she is an apprentice witch. She uses Westcountry slang, such as referring to Annie as "my love."
355	----
356	!! Associated tropes:
357
358	* CuteWitch: Though when asked she insists she is just an apprentice.
359	* FormerTeenRebel: During Antimony's second meeting with her, quite some time after the first, she has completely dropped the goth look, describing it as getting over herself.
360	* GothGirlsKnowMagic: A PerkyGoth and apprentice witch.
361	* HermeticMagic: She uses a spelling circle to help guide Jack's robot, carrying Annie's blinker stone, to Renard.
362	* NiceGirl: The second she showed up, the fandom went wild, theorizing all sorts of dark motivations for her, from the crazier ones like her being an insane and evil Chessmaster to relatively mundane ones like simply being used by Jack as an alternative to Zimmy. It quickly becomes apparent that none of this is true; she's friendly and helpful, and even knows about and is accepting of her boyfriend's obsession with Zimmy.
363	* NightmareFetishist: She finds the dark twisted world of Zimmy's alternate reality to be "Wonderful" and "Beautiful"
364	* PerkyGoth: She dresses in black and finds being trapped in a horrific DarkWorld exciting, but she's a bright and cheerful girl..
365	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She looks ''a lot'' like Zimmy, but their personalities could not be more different.
366	** To the point where she's able to lure the robots into a trap, fooling them into thinking she's Zimmy.
367	* VerbalTic: She uses "My Love" a lot when addressing Annie. While it is normal mannerism in Westcountry, it's normally used by people much older then Jenny.
368	[[/folder]]
369
370	[[folder:Jackalope Student]]
371	[[quoteright:123:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2015_10_15_at_104625_pm.png]]
372
373	A {{Jackalope}} from Gillitie Wood who comes to Gunnerkrigg Court, becoming a human student.
374	----
375	!! Associated tropes:
376
377	* DissonantSerenity: After Ysengrin [[spoiler: destroys Annie's blinker stone, returning her fire and rage,]] he takes no notice of the resulting inferno, simply acting happy to see her after failing to recognize her before.
378	* CryingCritters: As a jackalope, she [[https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1380 sheds a tear]] during an emotional moment with her fairy friend.
379	* GenderBender: He was originally a female jackalope, but was turned into a male human on transferring to the Court.
380	* GoodWithNumbers: Like <Snuffle>, he is good with patterns. He is able to [[https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1584 solve a Rubik's cube]] in twenty turns.
381	* HumanityEnsues: A change he made in the hopes of becoming more than he is, and being acknowledged for his intelligence.
382	* MorphicResonance: In addition to his cat smile, his hair color remained the same two shades of brown, his nose and mouth shape remained rabbit-like, and he has two locks of hair sticking out resembling horns. He also has prominent front teeth.
383	* NoNameGiven: As a later addition to the student body from the forest, he may not have one yet.
384	* RubiksCubeInternationalGeniusSymbol: One such cube is his favorite toy.
385	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / GunnerkriggCourtOtherStudents