1 | A list of some of the main characters from the French series ''Series/HeleneEtLesGarcons'' and its sequels. |
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5 | [[folder:Original Series]] |
6 | !Hélène Girard |
7 | ->'''Played by:''' Hélène Rollès |
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9 | * BreakoutCharacter: Hélène was originally a secondary character from ''Premiers Baisers'' (''First Kisses''), another sitcom about the life of Hélène's younger sister Justine. Here, she's the main character. |
10 | * CoolBigSis: To her sister Justine (the main character of ''Premiers Baisers''), and also a wise older sister figure to her friends. |
11 | * EveryoneLovesBlondes: Blonde, nice, beautiful, and loved by everyone. |
12 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She is known for her sweetness and being a TeamMom to the others. |
13 | * TheHeart: The one who keeps the group of friends together. This mainly applies in the original series, less so in the sequels. |
14 | * OutOfFocus: The main heroine in the original series, but loses prominence in the sequels where her name is no longer in the title and is absent in many episodes. |
15 | * TeamMom: The most caring towards her TrueCompanions, and always willing to help. |
16 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's very feminine (Girly Girl), while her best friend in the original series is the energetic Tomboy Johanna. |
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18 | !Nicolas Vernier |
19 | ->'''Played by:''' Patrick Puydebat |
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21 | * CoolBigBro: Often acts like a wise older brother to his friends, similar to Hélène's CoolBigSis. |
22 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Like Hélène, he is similarly blond and good-natured. |
23 | * TheLeader: Usually portrayed as the leader of the boys, of the practical and levelheaded type. |
24 | * NiceGuy: A very loyal and helpful friend, and he's considered a largely virtuous person most of the time. |
25 | * NobleMaleRoguishMale: As a wise and gentlemanly NiceGuy, he serves as the Noble Male in contrast to other Roguish male characters, mainly Christian in the original series and José in the sequels. |
26 | * SpearCounterpart: As the LoveInterest of Hélène, he is also a male version of her. |
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28 | !Cathy |
29 | ->'''Played by:''' Cathy Andrieu |
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31 | * BoyishShortHair: Downplayed, she has very short hair (in the original series), but she's less of a tomboy than Johanna. |
32 | * TheBusCameBack: 23 years after her departure and after being absent in the first and second sequel, she returns for the third sequel ''Les Mystères de l'Amour'' in 2015. |
33 | * PutOnABus: After 70 episodes, she moves away after being left by her boyfriend. She's replaced by Laly. |
34 | |
35 | !Étienne |
36 | ->'''Played by:''' David Proux |
37 | |
38 | * TheBusCameBack: 29 years after his departure and after being absent in the first and second sequel, he returns for the third sequel ''Les Mystères de l'Amour'' in 2021. |
39 | * PutOnABus: After 68 episodes, he falls in love with a Finnish model and leaves the show. He's replaced by Sébastien. |
40 | * VitriolicBestBuds: He frequently teases Christian, but they are good friends. |
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42 | !Johanna [=MacCormick=] |
43 | ->'''Played by:''' Rochelle Redfield |
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45 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's in love with Christian, a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is rather rude to her. |
46 | * TheBusCameBack: Twice after the original show. After being absent in the first sequel, she returns in ''Les Vacances de l'Amour'' in 1997. She will later make occasioal appearances in the third sequel ''Les Mystères de l'Amour'' |
47 | * FunnyForeigner: The token American girl, and a goofy PluckyComicRelief character. |
48 | * GenkiGirl: She is quite perky and excitable, though she calms down as she gets older. |
49 | * GirlinessUpgrade: An energetic tomboy in the original series, but becomes more mature and feminine as an adult in the sequel ''Les Vacances de L'amour''. |
50 | * TheGlomp: Has a tendency to glomp her "Cricri d'amour". |
51 | * TheMatchmaker: She goes to great lengths to make Laly and Sébastien hook up, when they first join the group. They eventually do. |
52 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Hélène's Girly Girl in the original series. Hélène is very calm and feminine, while Johanna is a GenkiGirl with a tomboyish appearance. |
53 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She is more uncouth than the other girls, and usually dresses like a tomboyish, all-American girl (boyish outfits, short hair, and often TomboyishBaseballCap) but is a LoveFreak who loves romantic stuff. |
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55 | !Christian Roquier |
56 | ->'''Played by:''' Sébastien Roch |
57 | |
58 | * AffectionateNickname: Johanna often calls him "Cricri d'amour". |
59 | * TheBusCameBack: After being absent since 1994, he comes back in the last few episodes of ''Les Vacances de l'Amour''. He later stays as a regular in ''Les Mystères de l'Amour''. |
60 | * ChickMagnet: Has several women falling in love with him, like Johanna, briefly Bénédicte, Linda, Thérèse, and he has some periods of ReallyGetsAround. And that's only in the original series. |
61 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is rude to Johanna (and not very nice in general), but cares for her deep down. |
62 | * {{Manchild}}: Not exactly the most mature member of the band. |
63 | * NobleMaleRoguishMale: The Roguish Male (a rough-around-the-edges AntiHero) to Nicolas's Noble Male (a wise and gentlemanly NiceGuy) in the original series. |
64 | * TookALevelInKindness: As an adult in ''Les Vacances de l'Amour'', he softens up a lot compared to the abrasive college student he was in ''Hélène et les Garçons''. |
65 | * TroubledButCute: He is arrogant, cynical, and had problems with drug abuse at some point. He's still a ChickMagnet and one of the franchise's most popular characters. |
66 | |
67 | !Bénédicte Breton |
68 | ->'''Played by:''' Laure Guibert |
69 | |
70 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde, and an innocent and kindhearted NiceGirl. |
71 | * TheIngenue: If she's this or an ExtremeDoormat, varies DependingOnTheWriter. Sometimes she's portrayed as very naive in her romantic relationship, other times she's wise enough to know better but lets her boyfriends mistreating her anyway. |
72 | * LoveMartyr: In the first two series, she is in a relationship with TheCasanova of the gang, and forgives him every time he cheats on her, because she is in love. |
73 | * NiceGirl: She's sweet, pleasant, down-to-earth, and one of the most sympathetic characters in the series. |
74 | * WomenAreWiser: She is more reasonable than her boyfriend, which is not hard, since she is paired with José for a large part of the series. |
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76 | ! José Da Silva |
77 | ->'''Played by:''' Philippe Vasseur |
78 | |
79 | * TheCasanova: His main characterization in the entire series, despite having a loving girlfriend for much of the time. He never grows out of it, not even when he gets much older in the sequels. |
80 | * HotBlooded: He has a temper and tends to overreact over many things. |
81 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Quite obnoxious and sexist (and an extremely unfaithful romantic partner) but nonetheless a genuinely close friend to the other main characters. |
82 | * LatinLover: A notable womanizer, and it's mentioned that he is Latin American. |
83 | * ReallyGetsAround: While every single character in the series falls into this trope, he's one of the worst offenders. |
84 | |
85 | !Laly Pollei |
86 | ->'''Played by:''' Laly Meignan |
87 | |
88 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: Laly was originally a down-to-earth, relatively normal girl. After Johanna is PutOnABus, the writers wanted another "kooky girl", so Laly is changed into an extremely flawed and eccentric person, acting more like a bratty teenager than a college student. Her quirky trais are [[CharacterExaggeration exaggerated]] even more in spinoffs and sequels. |
89 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She forces her strange opinions and outlandish ideas on everyone else, and this usually drives the plot in the first sequel ''Le Miracle de l'Amour''. |
90 | * ControlFreak: She bosses around her boyfriend Sébastien quite often. Since he's an ExtremeDoormat, she gets away with it. |
91 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Very often, she thinks everything revolves around her, and throws tantrums if people don't want to go along with anything she says. |
92 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be kind and even empathic when she wants to be, despite her abrasive personality. |
93 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The spacey and frenetic Energetic Girl to Sébastien's reasonable Savvy Guy. |
94 | * SpicyLatina: Brazilian, very attractive, and definitely outspoken and hot-tempered. |
95 | * TookALevelInJerkass: Starts off as something of a ShrinkingViolet, but over time she becomes bossy, demanding, and selfish. |
96 | |
97 | !Sébastien |
98 | ->'''Played by:''' Sébastien Courivaud |
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100 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Normally an endless patient guy, especially with Laly, but there ''are'' rare moments where he stands up to her and gets angry. |
101 | * ExtremeDoormat: Usually a pushover at the hands of his SpoiledBrat girlfriend Laly. |
102 | * NiceGuy: Generally kind and patient, towards both his girlfriend and his friends. |
103 | * PutOnABus: Eventually, after breaking up with Laly. |
104 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The reasonable Savvy Guy to Laly's spacey and frenetic Energetic Girl. |
105 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: In ''Le Miracle de l'Amour'', he's often the kind and submissive Sensitive Guy to José's arrogant and womanizing Manly Man. |
106 | |
107 | !Adeline/"Manuela" Roquier |
108 | ->'''Played by:''' Manuela Lopez |
109 | |
110 | * TheBusCameBack: She leaves after the first season of "Les Vacances de l'Amour" in 1996. She briefly comes back for "Les Mystères de l'Amour" in 2019, but later she's PutOnABus again. |
111 | * DeadpanSnarker: She's often sarcastic when criticizing Laly or other characters. |
112 | * DudeMagnet: While she's unlucky in love, many men are attracted to her and she's often described as stunning. |
113 | * LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: She rarely gets a steady boyfriend and has many failed relationships. |
114 | * StageName: Manuela is her stage name as a model in ''Le Miracle de l'Amour''. Eventually, after she states that she likes it more than her real name, even her friends start calling her this way. |
115 | |
116 | !Christophe |
117 | ->'''Played by:''' Nicolas Bikialo |
118 | |
119 | * ContrastingReplacementCharacter: A NiceGuy who is introduced to replace the much meaner Christian as the drummer of the band. |
120 | * DoggedNiceGuy: Acts like this towards Thérèse, and later towards Adeline. Despite his genuine love, he's not much lucky with either of them. |
121 | * NiceGuy: Even too nice at times, he is a very forgiving person. |
122 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Olivier, mainly in ''Le Miracle de l'Amour''. They don't live with the rest of the cast. |
123 | |
124 | !Olivier Legendre |
125 | ->'''Played by:''' Olivier Casadesus |
126 | |
127 | * TheGenericGuy: He's a nice guy, a good friend, has occasional relationships... and that's it. |
128 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: He's a calm person, and is often paired with perky and crazy girls, first with Rosy and later with Taxi. |
129 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Christophe, mainly in ''Le Miracle de l'Amour''. They don't live with the rest of the cast. |
130 | |
131 | !Nathalie |
132 | ->'''Played by:''' Karine Lollichon |
133 | |
134 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: Hardly anyone cares for her in the main group, you can consider her more an acquaintance than a friend. She only hangs out with them when she needs help or when she's dating one of the guys. |
135 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: If she's a malicious {{Jerkass}}, a promiscuous GoodBadGirl, or a sympathetic BrokenBird changes depending on the episode. The main cast is not sure if they have to hate her or pity her. |
136 | * ReallyGetsAround: She has slept with almost all the guys in the main cast. |
137 | * TokenEvilTeammate: An on-and-off friend to the main cast and has openly antagonistic moments. |
138 | |
139 | !Linda Carlick |
140 | ->'''Played by:''' Lynda Lacoste |
141 | |
142 | * AscendedExtra: Goes from a recurring SatelliteLoveInterest in ''Hélène et les Garçons'' to everyone's best friend in ''Le Miracle de l'Amour'', especially after Hélène is PutOnABus. |
143 | * EveryoneLovesBlondes: She's a blonde model and considered one of the most attractive in the cast. |
144 | * GoodBadGirl: A very friendly person, but she has no problem going out with many guys. |
145 | * RomanticFalseLead: She had relationships with Sébastien and Christian, and some ShipTease with Nicolas in the sequel, but only in order to make the the guys realize they are in love with other girls. |
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147 | [[/folder]] |
148 | |
149 | [[folder:Later Additions]] |
150 | !Cynthia Sharks |
151 | ->'''Played by:''' Annette Schreiber |
152 | |
153 | * BoyishShortHair: To go with her tomboyish appearance and clothes, she also has keeps her hair very short. |
154 | * BrokenBird: She's a former drug addict and deeply ashamed of it. |
155 | * OneOfTheBoys: After Nicolas is PutOnABus, new guitarist Cynthia becomes the only girl in an all boy band. |
156 | |
157 | !Jimmy Werner |
158 | ->'''Played by:''' Tom Schacht |
159 | |
160 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Jimmy is introduced in the second half of ''Le Miracle de l'Amour'' and remains a main character even in the other sequels, despite not being an original character from ''Hélène et les Garçons''. |
161 | * LoveInterest: Originally to Cynthia. In the sequels, he becomes this to Bénédicte. |
162 | * TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Le Miracle de l'Amour'', he was a faithful boyfriend, but in the sequels he becomes a much less reliable partner. |
163 | |
164 | !Jeanne Garnier |
165 | ->'''Played by:''' Isabelle Bouysse |
166 | |
167 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Introduced in the second sequel ''Les Vacances de l'Amour'', and is still one of the main characters in the franchise. |
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