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8	[[folder: Jack Brewer]]
9	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jack_Brewer_5295.jpg]]
10	->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeoHoward
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12	* TheAce: He's probably the biggest badass in the entire series who proves to be a formidable
13	* ActionHero
14	* ArchEnemy: Though he only appeared for two episodes, his cousin Kai. The only reason Kai joined the Black Dragons was because they were the mortal enemies of the Wasabi Warriors, and that was a good enough reason for him. That being said, it's mainly by default because Kai is one of the few martial artists on the show capable of matching Jack, and the only one with the personal enmity to really count as an ArchEnemy.
15	* BrokenAce: He can't dance or throw a football.
16	* {{Catchphrase}}: Whenever Jack catches a punch in his palm, he'll say some variation of [[PreAsskickingOneLiner "You probably]] ''[[PreAsskickingOneLiner shouldn't]]'' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner have done that"]].
17	* ChickMagnet: Almost every girl in his school is after him.
18	* CrazyJealousGuy: Towards Kim, whenever she has a boyfriend.
19	* DoesNotLikeSpam: The very smell of blue cheese makes him nauseous.
20	* FaceHeelTurn: Averted. Jack joined and represented the Black Dragons for a tournament, but he returns to the Wasabi Warriors at the end of the episode.
21	* HeIsAllGrownUp: In Season 1, he is at 5'5''. His growth spurt hits in the second half of season 2. In Season 3 and 4, he looks much taller, more athletic with longer hair like an 18-year-old.
22	* HeirToTheDojo: His grandfather trained Bobby Wasabi, making Jack a textbook example of the Western variant mentioned on the trope page.
23	* TheHero
24	* MrFanservice: Leo Howard has a ''lot'' of fangirls.
25	* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Kim, as of "Kickin' It on Our Own". Even more official from "Two Dates and a Funeral".]]
26	* OnlySaneMan: Shares this role with Kim.
27	* PrettyBoy
28	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man (alongside Jerry) to Milton and Eddie's Sensitive Guys.
29	* SympathyForTheDevil: Gives this towards Frank in "Jack Stands Alone", especially after seeing him as an emotional wreck at Falafel Phil's.
30	* TakingTheBullet: Did this for Kim in the episode ''The Wrath of Swan'', but it didn't do much good, because Kim still ended up messy anyway.
31	* TookALevelInBadass: While he was already a badass fighter from the get go, he becomes even better at his hand-to-hand combat skills over time.
32	* TookALevelInDumbass: In Season 1, Jack was not only the most skilled student in the dojo, but he was usually the one who would come up with a plan to the gang's current situation. In Season 2's "The Chosen One", Jack was more concerned about his hair being shaved than saving the Grandmaster Monk. In "Wedding Crashers", Jack picks up one of Bobby's movie props and accidentally shoots Jerry in the mouth, paralyzing him.
33	* TookALevelInJerkass: Becomes more narcissistic and less sympathetic towards others in the later seasons, whether they're his enemies or not.
34	* VocalEvolution: Over the course of the series, his voice began to deepen in the second half of Season 2. If one were to watch a Season 1 episode and then a Season 4 episode, the dissonance becomes more pronounced.
35	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes
36	* YoungAndInCharge: As of ''Dueling Dojos'', Jack has the rank of a Sensei, and has the authority to teach and recruit potential students.
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39	[[folder: Milton David Krupnick]]
40	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Milton_Krupnick_6.jpg]]
41	->'''Played by:''' Creator/DylanRileySnyder
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43	* AmbiguouslyJewish: Although "Meet The [=McKrupnicks=]" reveals his heritage as Scottish (on his father's side) despite the Eastern European-sounding name.
44	** Actually confirmed "How Bobby Got His Groove Back."
45	* BadassBookworm
46	* BirdsOfAFeather: With Julie.
47	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Holy Christmas nuts!"
48	* GeekPhysiques: He's very tall and skinny.
49	* LethalChef: Milton received a D- in Home Ec because his cake resulted in the teacher running to the bathroom. When he was baking his second cake, problems arose, when he added a few drops of chemicals in the bowl, the table the bowl is on shook, before he put the cake pan in the oven, the batter is bubbled like boiling lava, when the pan is placed in the oven, the kitchen cabinets all shook violently, and when the cake is finished, it is edible, but due to all the chemicals Milton put in the cake, it blew up after coming in contact with precious metals, namely, the teacher's golden fork.
50	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Feminine Boy (alongside Eddie) to Kim's Masculine Girl.
51	* MinoredInAsskicking: Well, he ''does'' take karate lessons.
52	* ProudToBeAGeek: The official Disney Channel character bio mentions his "nerdy self-confidence".
53	* RealMenWearPink: There's been at least one occasion where Milton wore a pink sweater vest.
54	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy (alongside Eddie) to Jack and Jerry's Manly Men.
55	* ShorterMeansSmarter: {{Inverted}}. Milton is the tallest of the group.
56	* TheSmartGuy
57	* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: A '''transforming''' one in ''Rock'em Sock'em Rudy''. We only get to see the alt mode that [[TruthInTelevision actually looks like a high school kid built it in a home garage]] and the shadow cast in the HumongousMecha mode.
58	* TeenGenius
59	* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Because of this, he's one ''[[UsefulNotes/MartialArtsBelts kyu]]'' below where he "should" be, having lost his yellow belt immediately after being awarded it in ThePilot. It's a weakness that he's [[CharacterDevelopment slowly growing out of]]...[[DependingOnTheWriter slowly]].
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62	[[folder: Jerome César "Jerry" Martinez]]
63	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jerry_Martinez_8265.jpg]]
64	->'''Played by:''' Creator/MateoArias
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66	* TheBigGuy
67	* BookDumb
68	* ButtMonkey
69	* BrilliantButLazy: He puts way more effort into crushing substitute teachers than he'd need for the actual classes.
70	-->'''Milton:''' If only he used his mind for good.
71	* CasanovaWannabe
72	* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wooooh!" and "[[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Really, Jerry, really]]?!"
73	* DashingHispanic
74	* {{Delinquent}}: A detention regular.
75	* DoesNotLikeSpam: Jerry is afraid of saltines because as a kid, he was eating one when he saw his [[FanDisservice grandmother wearing a bikini]].
76	* GratuitousSpanish[=/=]BilingualBonus: In "All The Wrong Moves" he said something in Spanish while teaching everyone how to dance.
77	* HandsomeLech
78	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
79	* LatinLover: He attempts to be one.
80	* RaisedByWolves: Claims to be in "Dummy Dancing".
81	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl
82	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man (alongside Jack) to Milton and Eddie's Sensitive Guys. However, he does scream like a girl at times.
83	* SmallNameBigEgo
84	* TeasingTheSubstituteTeacher: A self-proclaimed "Sub Sinker", he goes so far as to research the subs to find their psychological weak points.
85	* TookALevelInBadass: In "The Chosen One".
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88	[[folder: Kimberly "Kim" Crawford]]
89	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kim_Crawford_2767.jpg]]
90	->'''Played by:''' Creator/OliviaHolt
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92	%%* TheAce
93	%%* ActionGirl: Definitely qualifies.
94	* BadLiar: "Swords and Magic" establishes this when she tries to get out of roleplaying and the lie includes the name Charlotte too much. She even admits this:
95	-->'''Kim:''' My... aunt Charlotte. Yeah, she's coming in from... Charlotte and we're gonna go watch ''Film/CharlottesWeb''? (Jack looks at her deadpanned.) Wow, I am not good at lying.
96	%%* BadassAdorable
97	* BerserkButton: Apparently, implying/saying Kim is a DumbBlonde is NOT a good idea. She was ready to hurt Milton (who was pretending to be Jerry as part of a plan) when he said "Forgot I was talking to a ''blonde''".
98	** She also doesn't like being called "doll". [[Film/SpaceJam How familiar]].
99	** Also, she will beat up anyone who ruins her hair.
100	%%* CatchPhrase
101	%%** "Boom goes the dynamite!" or some variation of it.
102	%%** [[ICantDance "This is my jam!"]]
103	%%** "That's it!", usually followed by her [[HairTriggerTemper being restrained by the guys]].
104	%* CuteBruiser
105	%%* TheCutie
106	* DudeMagnet: Other than Jack, many guys have been attracted to her, even Jerry.
107	%%* FinalGirl: In "Wazombie Warriors".
108	* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler:Though she was the last to join the dojo, she was the first to befriend Jack. Every other love interest the two have are [[RomanticFalseLead Romantic False Leads]] to their eventual relationship]].
109	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Kim just LOVES animals. Although it's subverted with [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute ugly animals like springing jellyfish]].
110	%%* GenkiGirl
111	%%* GirlyBruiser: [[http://www.seventeen.com/teenmag/olivia-holt-kickin-it-interview In this interview]], Kim is described as a Girly Girl.
112	%%* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: It goes hand in hand with her heroic and idealistic nature.
113	* HairTriggerTemper: She's usually the first one to resort to violence in a bad situation.
114	%%* ICantDance: When her music plays which causes some to look away disgusted
115	%%* TheLancer
116	* LargeHam: She has her moments. ''Especially'' in "Gabby's Gold".
117	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Masculine Girl to Milton and Eddie's Feminine Boys.
118	%%* MsFanservice: Like leo, Olivia Holt has huge fanboys.
119	%%* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Jack, as of "Kickin' It on Our Own". Even more official from "Two Dates and a Funeral".]]
120	%%* OnlySaneMan
121	* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Sometimes, Olivia Holt will slip into her native Tennessee southern accent. Could be justified as Kim is meant to be from the south.
122	* PutOnABus: Leaves the show at the end of season 3. In-series, her character is accepted to a dojo in Japan. In real life, it's because Oliva signed on to do ''Series/IDidntDoIt'' on Creator/DisneyChannel and wanted to avoid scheduling conflicts. However, she guest stars in several episodes in Season 4.
123	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Kim is the only girl in the main cast.
124	* SquashedFlat: In Meet the [=McKrupnicks=], she was squashed by a over 200 pound church door. After she was flattened, Jack said she looked a little pancakeish.
125	* SucksAtDancing: Anytime Kim hears music, she gets enthusiastically excited and starts to dance, or at least what she considers dancing. Everyone else just cringes witnessing her bad bad moves. Ironically, she’s very good at formal ballroom dancing.
126	%%* {{Tsundere}}: To Jack. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in "Ricky Weaver".
127	[[/folder]]
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129	[[folder: Edward "Eddie" Jones]]
130	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Eddie_Kickin_It_4795.jpg]]
131	->'''Played by:''' Creator/AlexChristianJones
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133	* CasanovaWannabe
134	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: As of season 3. A rare case where this happens to a main character.
135	* CursedWithAwesome: He can play the cello but hates it.
136	* TheHeart
137	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Marge.
138	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Feminine Boy (alongside Milton) to Kim's Masculine Girl.
139	* MommasBoy
140	* NiceGuy
141	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl
142	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy (alongside Milton) to Jack and Jerry's Manly Men.
143	* TookALevelInBadass
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146	[[folder: Rudy Gillespie]]
147	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Rudy_Gillespie_1769.jpg]]
148	->'''Played by:''' Creator/JasonEarles
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150	* BewareTheSillyOnes: When her sadistic taskmaster manager shows up to force Sloane to complete in a karate competition instead of having fun, Rudy delivers a serious beatdown on the sensei of the rival dojo just to defend a girl he barely knows, for the motivation of wanting to be a good role model for his students, even if the student he is protecting is about to quit his dojo to live a normal life.
151	* BigBrotherMentor
152	* ButtMonkey
153	* TheChewToy: He can't go one episode without getting injured in some way.
154	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Occasionally, the writers remember that he's supposed to be a karate sensei...
155	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: even though he act as jerk in every episode he still cares about the dojo, his students, and friends.
156	* ManChild
157	* OneOfTheKids
158	* ParentalSubstitute: He is sometimes this to Jack, evident especially during the episode "It Takes Two to Tangle"
159	** Becomes this to Sam, an orphan.
160	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Milton and Eddie's Sensitive Guys and Sensitive Guy to Jack and Jerry's Manly Men.
161	* SmallNameBigEgo
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164	[[folder: Phil]]
165	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thumb_fuck_shaggy_upvote_falafel_phil_41558709.png]]
166	->'''Played by:''' Creator/DanAhdoot
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168	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
169	* {{Expy}}: Of the [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Soup Nazi]].
170	* FunnyForeigner
171	* IfYouCanReadThis: A health inspection "A" card is visible in his restaurant window. ''He keeps a live goat in the kitchen''.
172	* LocalHangout: His restaurant, Falafel Phil's, conveniently located just across the mall courtyard from the dojo.
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175	[[folder: Joan Malone]]
176	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wwwtiktok_1.jpg]]
177	->'''Played by:''' Creator/BrookeDillman
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179	* HeroesLoveDogs
180	* LargeHam
181	* PoliceAreUseless
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183
184	[[folder: Sensei Ty]]
185	->'''Played by:''' Creator/IanReedKesler
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187	* BadBoss
188	* BigBadFriend: Ty almost became this with Rudy.
189	* DirtyCoward: Evident especially during "Kickin' it On Our Own" when he hires someone else to fight Rudy instead of fighting Rudy himself.
190	* DrillSergeantNasty
191	* DumbMuscle / * TheDitz: Thinks that 10 is a dozen.
192	—> That’s 10 times people that’s an even dozen
193	* EnemyMine: Him and Rudy take down a couple of line cutters when they try to fight them for intervening.
194	* Expy: of [[Film/TheKarateKid Kreese]]
195	* FauxAffablyEvil
196	* InsufferableImbecile
197	* NotSoHarmlessVillain
198	* ThugDojo: he runs one.
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201	[[folder: Frank]]
202	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kickinit_jackstandsalone_002.jpg]]
203	->'''Played by:''' Creator/WayneDalglish
204	* ArchEnemy: To the Wasabi Warriors as Sensei Ty's primary student. Though as the show went on and he suffered VillainDecay, he was seen less of an enemy and more of a nuisance, and the weaker students of the Wasabi Dojo stopped being scared of him.
205	* BookDumb
206	* DiminishingVillainThreat: As of season 3.
207	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Frank may be a cheater and a liar who did many bad things, but stealing Seaford High's turtle is a line Frank would never cross.
208	** Although it's deconstructed since Frank doesn't care about the turtle and more about the quality of the prank.
209	* EvilCounterpart: He's basically one for Jerry.
210	* TheHeavy: For the Black Dragons.
211	* Jerkass: He bullies anyone weaker than him.
212	* NotMeThisTime: In "Jack Stands Alone", it turns out Frank was framed by [[spoiler:Erica]].
213	* SycophanticServant: To Sensei Ty.
214	* VillainousBreakdown: After he found out he was being framed.
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217	[[folder:Kai]]
218	->'''Played by:''' Creator/TroyRomzek
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220	* ArchEnemy: To his own cousin Jack.
221	* ClashingCousins: With Jack.
222	* DueltotheDeath: Attempted to have one with Jack after being exposed as a cheater in a Karate competition in China.
223	* EnemyMine: He and the black dragons reluctantly team up with the wasabi warriors to break rudy and Ty up because he (along with everyone else) could not stand the sight of their friendship
224	* EvilCounterpart: To Jack as well.
225	* FauxAffablyEvil
226	* HateSink: He plans an attack against Jack in a Karate competition and tries to kill him in a fight when exposed all in his first appearance. In his second and last appearance he joins the Black Dragons only because he heard they were Jack's mortal enemy, with a smug smile on his face to boot.
227	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk
228	* KickTheDog: He punches Jack’s broken wrist during a fight [[Main/UngratefulBastard RIGHT AFTER JACK JUST SAVED HIS LIFE!]] and outright says that he would’ve let Jack fall to his death.
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232	[[folder:Marge]]
233	->'''Played by:''' Creator/LoniLove
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235	* {{Acrofatic}}
236	* ActionGirl
237	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Eddie.
238	* LethalChef: As shown in "Sensei & Sensibility".
239	* SassyBlackWoman
240	[[/folder]]
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242	[[folder: Bobby Wasabi]]
243	->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoelMcCrary
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245	* {{Acrofatic}}: He's able to kick a surprising amount of ass for his size.
246	* BigGood
247	* NoDoubtTheYearsHaveChangedMe: As the series began, Bobby Wasabi was a former movie star who hasn't been seen in public for at least two decades. When he first made an appearance, he was so overweight people had problem linking him to the movie star. No wonder the producers making a movie of his life wanted him to be portrayed by somebody else.
248	* RetiredBadass
249	* TooDumbToLive: Selling the dojo to a group of cheating tyrants
250	[[/folder]]
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252	[[folder: Julie]]
253	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p8891239_e_v9_ab_7.jpg]]
254	->'''Played by:''' Creator/HannahLeigh
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256	[[/folder]]
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258	[[folder: Claire]]
259	[[quoteright:347:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/denm35e_69e61422_86f3_4716_8c53_3c1aed934fc8_2.jpg]]
260	->'''Played by''' Creator/KatherineMcNamara
261	* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Jerry of all people in the episode “Capture the Flag”
262	* AlphaBitch
263	* Jerkass
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265	[[/folder]]

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