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1!!!Back to the main index [[{{Characters/Roommates}} here]].
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3All the characters in ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' who can be considered the Middle Folk and don't fit in earlier categories. (So magic but not {{Heaven}} and {{Hell}} or living / working in town as much as we can tell. Basically TheFairFolk & The MageSpecies). Presumably [[TangledFamilyTree all related]] to each other and Jareth somehow. Also their assorted magical creatures and minions will added here too.
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8!''Jareth's close(er) family''
9
10[[folder:Jadis The White Witch]]
11[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Jadis_5228.jpg]]
12[[caption-width-right:250:[-An ice-cold [[WitchWithACapitalB B...um...Witch]]!-] ]]
13-->Canon: Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia
14[[spoiler:(Jareth's mother)]] Her court is Winter. No specialties are known yet but probably quite literally. In the [[SnowMeansDeath snow]], ice, [[EvilIsDeathlyCold merciless cold]] and [[LightIsNotGood blinding whiteness]] kinda way.
15----
16* AffectionateNickname: Can you believe that she has one?! [[spoiler:Because her ex-husband calls her ''[[Funny/{{Roommates}} my Snowflake]]''!]]
17* BerserkButton: Mentioning the fact that she was defeated by children is ''not'' wise.
18* BigBad: [[spoiler:In ''Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On''.]]
19* CardCarryingVillain: She is evil, knows she is evil and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood doesn't see any use in love or anything like it]]... she sees his ex's attempts to give their son more normal motivations as [[LoveIsAWeakness weakness]]. If there is Evil with a capital E around here she is it.
20* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Why is this [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove love thing]] so important for her son anyway?
21* EvilMatriarch: No wonder her son would do a whole lot to keep her away.
22* AnIcePerson: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-211-Bundled-271356167 Her son knows]].
23* KnightOfCerebus: Not strictly a villain (even if she ''is'' the evilest character here) because the series is quite blurry on the concept but her (and her ex's) arrival marked the beginning of a lot darker stories.
24* MightMakesRight: She believes this with all her heart... if she has one.
25* WinterRoyalLady: As literally as it gets.
26* WitchWithACapitalB: This insult is pretty much reserved for her. [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-133-Forsaken-184751515 Here]] it's the very first thing her ex says to her and also the first thing he says in the comic.
27[[/folder]]
28
29[[folder:The Erlkönig]]
30[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Erlkonig_1177.jpg]]
31[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Erlkonig-MrKing_6012.jpg]]
32[[caption-width-right:250:[-Top: The Erlkönig.\
33Bottom: Lord Errol King-] ]]
34->'''Canon:''' Literature/TheErlKing
35
36His court specialites are deep forests and ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight, he is also [[DarkIsNotEvil Summer]].
37----
38* AmbiguousSyntax: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-2-288145205 "My son and the girl he has chosen are both in residence"]] (in the building... He doesn't say in the same apartment, or that they are together). And the [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-2-288145205 "gift of mortality???"]]
39* BadassCape: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mist-and-Madness-217138534 See]] this is his trademark clothing. Can also turn {{Pimped Out|Cape}} and {{Impossibly Cool|Clothes}} if he wants it so (it will look like the night sky and defy gravity).
40* TheBeastmaster: All of his minions seen to date were magical / shadow / animal / spirit things. [[spoiler:He can definitely use them as {{Animal Eye Spy}}s and he even [[BondCreatures lent their power to the cast]] in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''.]]
41* [[spoiler:BigBad / TricksterMentor: He was one of these in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''... Not perfectly clear which but TricksterMentor is a bit more likely.]]
42* BorrowedCatchphrase: He uses Jareth's "Such a pity.".
43* CastingAShadow: He seems to possess the same shadow manipulating power his son does and more, as even some of his not directly darkness related magic works through this element. For example he can use shadows like a [[ShadowWalker transporter network]]. He also likes to invoke EmergingFromTheShadows.
44* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Finally awarded for his outstanding performance of XanatosSpeedChess in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''.]] He plans for long and manipulates for fun, profit, and a desire for his son to be something other than Fae. He even has MagnificentBastard on YMMV.
45* CreepyAwesome: He is on both the [[NightmareFuel/{{Roommates}} Nightmare Fuel]] (even his son calls him this in-universe) ''and'' the [[Heartwarming/{{Roommates}} Heartwarming]] subpage. There is a fair amount of {{Squee}} every time he appears.
46* CrownOfHorns: He wears an (impossibly AwesomeButImpractical looking) antler crown.
47* CrypticConversation: Likes to do this. Combine his AmbiguousSyntax, love of the RuleOfSymbolism and being a FourthWallObserver, and you have a difficult conversationalist. Weirdly he is quite sincere and straightforward.
48* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:For Jareth]] and in his defense, he was banished by Jadis with [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath THE monologue]].
49* DreamWeaver: We didn't see much of his magic yet, but he can do this with high proficiency. [[spoiler:On perfect YourMindMakesItReal level, if you die in one of his {{Dream Land}}s he [[TheGrimReaper can even]] [[YourSoulIsMine claim your soul]].]]
50* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His own son calls him "Erlkönig" rather than "Father".
51* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: Not outright evil, just [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morally challenged]]. He certainly tried to give his son more normal dreams and ambitions. But sadly his wife's idea of the perfect child was OverlordJr (and she [[SolomonDivorce won custody]]). [[spoiler:He still has [[XanatosSpeedChess a lot to do]] with the fact that for a member of TheFairFolk Jareth is [[ReluctantMonster positively cuddly]].]] See also IntriguedByHumanity and try not to think too hard about it.
52* TheFairFolk: Well, we are talking about an old-school [[TheFairFolk fae]] from the time before {{Disneyfication}}. At the same time, he has some [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch interesting ideas]] concerning the importance of [[ThePowerOfLove some]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship human]] values. He freely admits that he [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove doesn't really know what love is]] but he can identify {{Power}} when he sees it.
53* FemmeFatalons: In his fae form at least.
54* FourthWallObserver: He seems to be almost as aware as the GO guys and is also GenreSavvy. He won't underestimate ThePowerOfLove but build on it!
55* GlamourFailure: He has (slightly) pointy ears even in his human disguise, it's unknown if this is an actual failure an accident or he thought he looks cooler this way. (From his ringtone being ''Figlio Perduto'' probably the latter.) There are also [[TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf mirrors that show his true form]] (like his son's, which may or may not be magic)
56* TheGrimReaper / {{Psychopomp}}: He is a "Death Avatar"[[note]]There are several running around in the comic[[/note]].
57* IntriguedByHumanity: A [[DownplayedTrope mild case]] of the TakeAThirdOption variety. As FourthWallObserver, he sees pretty well what kind of fate his kind is doomed to have because of their [[MightMakesRight oldschool]] [[AllTakeAndNoGive mentality]] and MostWritersAreHuman--they lose. So he takes an interest in humanity to find a way to change this, (like getting access to the PowerOfLove and [[PowerOfFriendship Friendship]])...
58* InvisibleToNormals / InvisibleToAdults: The only adult characters who can see him if he doesn't want to be seen are the ones with TrueSight.
59* KnightOfCerebus: Not strictly a villain because he doesn't have the outright malice for it. He is still an avatar of Death and fear, has no idea what love or friendship is, and cannot regret or forgive, so his actions tend to cause misfortune.
60* LargeHam: He is really over-dramatic and over-poetic but also brooding and {{angst}}y, when he isn't being [[TallDarkAndSnarky Tall, Blond And Snarky]]. Also ChewingTheScenery is one of his favorite pastimes.
61* LimitedWardrobe: Something he and his son don't have in common. He was seen in a grand total of two outfits: his [[TwentyFourHourArmor fae armor]], and a [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel suit that was probably fashionable around the 17th or 18th century]]).
62** Make it four with ''Kings War''. An elaborate elven cloak and a casual pants&shirt combination (which he only in wore in a DreamLand).
63* MasterOfOneMagic: He manipulates [[CastingAShadow dark]], [[DreamWeaver intangible]] and [[MasterOfIllusion deceitful]] forces in many ingenious ways, but things like WhiteMagic are outside of his domain.
64* MonochromaticEyes: Dark Blue ones. At least according to the color illustrations of him.
65* PapaWolf: Hurt his children and you're dead. Or [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment wish you were]].
66* PowerCrystal: And even natural looking. This seems to be his equivalent of Jareth's CrystalBall so the MadeOfMagic physical representation of his spells.
67* PublicDomainCharacter: Well he is from an oooold poem based on even older legends.
68* PurpleIsPowerful: Purple is his second favorite color after (light) blue.
69* RomancingTheWidow: He does. [[spoiler:James' mother.]] Apparently he prefers [[LikesOlderWomen older]] [[MarsNeedsWomen mortal]] women (more or less).
70* SerialSpouse: It's implied that he had several exes in the course of his life and has two children from two different former relationships.
71* TheShadowKnows: According to [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Twilight-Waltz-308908496 this]] his glamour can slip this way.
72* ShadowWalker: One of the ways he can cast the shadows.
73* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:He and his son [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]]. They look alike, dress alike (PaintedOnPants / VillainousFashionSense), have similar modus operandi and even share a CatchPhrase or two... but no HereditaryHairstyle (Jareth has EightiesHair).]]
74* SueDonym: Example bordering on LouisCypher with a dash of MrSmith. He uses the name ''[[SueDonym Lord Errol King]]'' or ''[[MrSmith Mr. King]]'' for short in his human disguise.
75* TheTease: A rare heterosexual male example, as many readers put it the guy is a "bloody flirt"!
76* [[TranslatorMicrobes Translator Spell]]: [[WordOfGod Word of Ashe]] that he doesn't speak any other language except the magical being's, but he still can communicate in English so he probably has a translation spell. He still speaks in a [[ForeignLookingFont runic looking font]] so probably still has an accent.
77* WalkingWasteland: Only for the weak and sick, but prolonged exposure to him can be dangerous to health.
78* TheWonka: Can appear as this. Incredibly powerful and awesome Fae noble... as far as we can tell, even his own kind questions his sanity (probably related to him being IntriguedByHumanity, amongst other things).
79* WouldHurtAChild: His canon that he killed one. How much was it [[AndCallHimGeorge accident]], [[ObliviouslyEvil clulessness]] or [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality narrative]] [[YouCantFightFate compulsion]] is up to debate, though. And he is still continuing the ''[[ChangelingTale babysitting]]'' tradition with varying success and probably mortality rate.
80* YourDoorWasOpen: Other characters knock, he just appears in other's apartments. Can be justified by, well, he can teleport and was born before privacy was invented.
81[[/folder]]
82
83[[folder:Aisling the Erlkönig's daughter]]
84[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-ErlkingSDaughter_6942.jpg]]
85[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-aisling_5516.jpg]]
86[[caption-width-right:250:[-The two faces of a mystery girl.-] ]]
87--> Canon: Literature/TheErlKing, other north European myths and legends.
88([[spoiler:Jareth]]'s ''half''-sister, also university student)
89----
90* AnimeHair: Maybe even ElementalHairComposition given that she looks ''kinda'' [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mist-and-Madness-217138534 mist themed]], but it's not yet established.
91* CombatHaircomb: She can legitimately intimidate a magical mercenary with an [[ImprovisedWeapon hair pin]]! (And putting on her GameFace.)
92* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her hair matches her eyes and [[ExaggeratedTrope so do her clothes and make-up]].
93* FacialMarkings: As it can be seen in the pictures she has some.
94%%* TheFairFolk
95* FemmeFatalons: When she wants to have them at least... as part of her GameFace for example.
96* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: She prefers the misty colors of her eyes and hair and is a graceful fae lady.
97* MasterOfDisguise: All fair ones can [[MasterOfIllusion disguise themselves]] as humans, but hers is the most convincing. She can even fool other fae.
98* NamedByTheAdaptation: For a long time she was NoNameGiven / EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep. There was even a naming poll for her... Aisling won.
99* PublicDomainCharacter: As with her father, her story is old.
100* ShipperOnDeck: She wholeheartedly supports her brother and his chosen [[spoiler:so Jareth/Sarah]]. Threatening this pairing (or any people in it) is ''not'' wise around her.
101* YouthfulFreckles: In her human disguise instead of FacialMarkings.
102[[/folder]]
103
104!'''Various groups'''
105!''The Erlkönig's Magical Men's Club''
106aka TheWildHunt, as you can guess the people here also belong to the Magical Community.
107[[folder:Arthur Pendragon]]
108[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Arthur_966.jpg]]
109[[caption-width-right:250:[-He is stuck WithFriendsLikeThese too.-] ]]
110-->Canon: [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Arthurian lore]]
111----
112%%* CoolCrown
113* LongLostRelative: Long lost uncle of [[spoiler:Javert]]. To quote James "This is going to be awkward, isn't it?". (That he is related to Jareth is pretty much given.)
114* OnlySaneMan: At least he is the sanest member of the hunt. [[NotSoAboveItAll Not that it means much]].
115* PublicDomainCharacter: From the Arthurian Legends obviously.
116* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the hunters. Poor guy is stuck with a JerkassGod and a FairFolk as teammates.
117[[/folder]]
118
119[[folder: Odin]]
120[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Odin_4037.jpg]]
121[[caption-width-right:250:[-He was born ready!-] ]]
122-->Canon: Myth/NorseMythology
123* BoisterousBruiser: A MagicKnight one. He is the most enthusiastic of the hunt and happy to face any challenge... he is equally disappointed when he doesn't get his big fight. Or the maidens.
124* TheCasanova: He is partial to the maidens... and was talking about the quarry.
125%%* CoolHorse: Still has Slepnir.
126%%* EyepatchOfPower
127* PublicDomainCharacter: Well. He is from Myth/NorseMythology.
128[[/folder]]
129
130!''The Conclave''
131
132The people attending the Conclave about Jareth's accident in ''Kings War''. , [[Myth/NorseMythology Odin]] (under ''[[TheWildHunt The Erlkönig's Magical Men's Club]]''), [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Morgan]] and [[Literature/TheLastUnicorn Schmendrick]] (both under ''Freelancers / Unsorted'').
133
134* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: How the group generally operates, it also tends to skew towards TrueNeutral in flavor with a hint of [[BlueAndOrangeMorality bright colors]]. It has rules to not become a NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering: Participant are [[AHouseDivided allowed to act without council approval]] but [[WrittenByTheWinners should hope fervently to not fail]].
135
136[[folder: The Endless]]
137-->Canon: ComicBook/TheSandman1989
138
139Not here: [[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Death1989]] (under ''Killed for Canon meeting'' on the Townsfolk page)
140
141%%'''[[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Desire]]'''
142%%----
143%%* CuddleBug: (S)he reeeeeealy likes Erik.
144[[/folder]]
145
146[[folder: Glinda the Good]]
147[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-glinda_3222.jpg]]
148[[caption-width-right:250:[-The Good... or not.-] ]]
149-->Canon: Literature/LandOfOz
150----
151* BitchInSheepsClothing: She isn't so good actually.
152* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: There are heroes and there are villains in her eyes with not much in between or chance to change teams.
153* BlowYouAway: She is a master of the spirits of air.
154* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Those flowers in her hair? There are some [[CombatHaircomb magic poppies]] amongst them.]]
155* KnightTemplar: She sees herself as WellIntentionedExtremist at worst, add her BlackAndWhiteInsanity and you will see why she got this trope.
156%%* MagicWand: She has one
157[[/folder]]
158
159[[folder: Anansi]]
160[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-anansi_8711.jpg]]
161[[caption-width-right:250:[-Yeah... [[FrameBreak panels can't contain him]].-] ]]
162-->Canon: West African and Caribbean folklore, Literature/AnansiBoys
163----
164* ExtraEyes: Eight eyes, but only on his GameFace.
165* FedoraOfAsskicking: Yeah. We don't know how badass he actually is, but felt perfectly safe {{Dope Slap}}ing Sun Wukong.
166%%* FlashStep: Did this at times.
167* MultiArmedAndDangerous: He has 3 to 6 arms depending which panel you look. [[JustifiedTrope He is a spider]], though.
168* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: SomeonesTouchingMyButt levels at times.
169* ProperlyParanoid: He went to the Conclave of a [[TheTrickster Trickster]]... but expects the {{unexpected|Successor}}, lampshades the "don't trust the trickster" rule, and then subverts it with IKnowYouKnowIKnow.
170[[/folder]]
171
172[[folder: Sun Wukong]]
173[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-sunwukong_3422.jpg]]
174[[caption-width-right:250:[-He looks so innocent...-] ]]
175-->Canon: Myth/ChineseMythology, Literature/JourneyToTheWest
176----
177* AllLowercaseLetters: he talks in them.
178* AsleepInClass: Well, not in class exactly. But if Anansi is to be trusted he fell asleep on ''Literature/TheSagaOfTheVolsungs''. As on the real event!
179* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Anansi accuses him of this, because, well, he was AsleepInClass.
180* PoirotSpeak: A bit, as at least mystery / riddle misses from his vocabulary, he uses {{koan}} instead.
181[[/folder]]
182
183[[folder:Ariel]]
184[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-ariel_4273.jpg]]
185[[caption-width-right:250:[-He has important news!-] ]]
186-->Canon: Theatre/TheTempest
187----
188* SpearCarrier: [[spoiler:Turns out [[ChekhovsGunman he is the messenger]] of the Conclave.]] He returns after the war is won to declare the victor and pass on some information to the loser.
189[[/folder]]
190
191!''Smaller groups''
192
193[[folder:The Monthly Poker Game of Fear]]
194Late night game of TabletopGame/{{Poker}} for ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight and/or are your worst nightmare. They had a deceptively AffablyEvil demeanor when James happen on them.
195
196Outside of the listed beings '''The Erlkönig''' also attends this.
197
198[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-poker_41.jpg]]
199[[caption-width-right:300:[-They would gladly deal you in.-] ]]
200'''The Slender Man'''
201-->Canon: Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos
202[[spoiler:Appeared on the [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Keep-Watching-325550258 12th cover]]]], or didn't he? Later joined the poker party.
203----
204* TheBlank: Perfect for poker.
205%%* HumanoidAbomination
206* JumpScare: His first appearance is an [[spoiler:animated cover...]] [[WordOfGod According to Ashe]] he just [[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/367171046/3025229538 arrived early for game night]].
207
208'''Sadako Yamamura'''
209-->Canon: Literature/TheRing
210----
211* PsychicPowers: She needs to keep up with the others.
212%%* StringyHairedGhostGirl
213
214'''Pitch Black'''
215-->Canon: WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians, Literature/TheGuardiansOfChildhood
216----
217* IKnowWhatYouFear: His power that earns him admission.
218[[/folder]]
219
220[[folder: The Teachers]]
221''The Notebook'', ''Tony the Talking Clock'', ''and presumably the rest''
222-->Canon: WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared
223----
224* AffablyEvil / BitchInSheepsClothing: Though Jareth knows enough about them to ward them off instantly.
225* NoodleIncident: Jareth apparently had the displeasure of meeting them once before.
226[[/folder]]
227
228!'''The Freelancers / Unsorted'''
229[[folder:Schmendrick]]
230[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Schmendrick_5750.jpg]]
231[[caption-width-right:250:[-A third rate pickpocket.-] ]]
232-->Canon: Literature/TheLastUnicorn
233(Part of Jareth's extended family)
234----
235* CourtMage: He doesn't seem to be actively part of Jareth's court but he still plays the role of a magical advisor enough to qualify as this. (Also makes sense if we consider what [[IneptMage kind of a mage]] he is and what [[HufflepuffHouse kind of court]] Jareth rules.)
236* FunctionalGenreSavvy / MediumAwareness: He even warns Jareth that he is trying to defy the story.
237* HopeIsScary: He remarks that hope is a cruel thing after his aforementioned talk with [[{{Determinator}} Jareth]].
238* MrExposition: Well, he presented a WallOfText InfoDump about the history of the Goblin Monarchy. With this dethrowning the Doctor.
239[[/folder]]
240
241[[folder:Morgan/Morgause/Etc. Le Fay/The Healer/Etc.]]
242[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Morgan_746.jpg]]
243[[caption-width-right:300:[-Yes. Both are her.-] ]]
244-->Canon: [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Arthurian lore]]
245(Mother of [[spoiler:Javert]] and aunt of Jareth)
246----
247* CompositeCharacter: Technically she would be ''Morgan The Healer'' but [[RealityWarpingIsNotAToy so many storytellers messed with her]], her personality got mixed with so many others...
248* TheCutie: At least when not in "dark" mood.
249* HiddenEyes: When she is in her "dark" mood.
250* LethalChef: [[WordOfGod Word of Ashe]] and [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-38-Todd-83350442 these]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-264-Questions-1-and-2-307694070 pages]] that she is one.
251* MoodSwinger: Almost to the point of SplitPersonality. The visible effect of her inconsistent characterization.
252* PublicDomainCharacter: And a person shaped lampshade of their the poor characterization consistency.
253* SlasherSmile: Her signature smile in her "dark" periods.
254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder:The Queen of the Night]]
257[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-QueenOfTheNight_1710.jpg]]
258[[caption-width-right:250:[-She likes to [[EvilGloating gloat]].-] ]]
259-->Canon: Theatre/TheMagicFlute
260----
261* FriendlyEnemy: This is how she seems to relate to the Erlkönig. They antagonize echother, but get along quite well when you get down to it.
262[[/folder]]
263
264[[folder:"Odile" aka [[spoiler:Fake!Sarah]]]]
265[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Odile_1552.jpg]]
266[[caption-width-right:250:[-FairFolk [[OnlyInItForTheMoney for hire]]-] ]]
267-->Canon: ???. {{Webcomic/Roommates}} possibly.
268(Jadis' "minion" or, according to [[WordOfGod Word of Ashe]], she is an independent contractor. Probably not ''that'' [[Theatre/SwanLake Odile]] but the alias fits.)
269----
270* ExpressiveHair: Same as her clothing later. And her [[ExpressiveEars Ears]].
271* ExpressiveShirt: Her LeotardOfPower has small wing/feather like things that goes up or down with her mood.
272* TheFairFolk: Quite probably. Has all the physical characteristics to qualify as a pure blooded fae in the series (namely: PointyEars and MonochromaticEyes) and called Jareth "one of us".
273%%* FemmeFatale
274* InvisibleToNormals: When she wants to, or at least the "You see me- How?" when she had the misfortune to run into Miss King suggests it strongly.
275* LeotardOfPower: She wears one. Practices WaifFu. And it's also expressive.
276* MasculineLinesFeminineCurves: A weird subversion. Ashe's style to draw women tends to be highly (many times impossibly) curvy and this didn't change but "Odile" also has a '''lot''' of sharp lines (more than most if not all male characters) which gives her a "living crystal" look.
277* MistakenDeclarationOfLove / MagicKiss: [[spoiler:Seems like accepting "Odile"'s ''hand / answer'' when you're calling out for your true love [[{{Geas}} magically binds you]] to her.]]
278* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[WordOfGod Word of Ashe]] that she is a mercenary.
279* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Odile" is a CodeName. We don't know her actual one.
280* RevengeBeforeReason: Let's just say that she took that [[FryingPanOfDoom pan]] very personally, which isn't too professional for a mercenary. (For her misfortune she run into someone violently protective.)
281* WaifFu: She is comparatively small and looks fragile but has uncanny (maybe magic enhanced) reflexes and fights barehanded... can fight three armed BadassNormal characters simultaneously without problem. Later revealed that they just stalled her, but it's still impressive.
282[[/folder]]
283
284!'''Gods and Anthropomorphic Personifications'''
285
286[[folder:The Green Fairy]]
287[[quoteright:259:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-GreenFairy_1985.jpg]]
288[[caption-width-right:259:[-...maybe you drunk too much.-] ]]
289-->Modeled after Music/KylieMinogue.
290-->Canon: Film/MoulinRouge at least mostly
291("Pet" or maybe house god or just visitor of Satine and Christian)
292----
293* AnthropomorphicPersonification: of Absinthe.
294%%* FairySexy
295[[/folder]]
296
297[[folder:Loki]]
298[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Loki_643.jpg]]
299[[caption-width-right:250:[-Yes. We really needed more [[TheTrickster Tricksters]].-] ]]
300-->Canon: He is mostly Creator/MarvelComics' Loki but maybe even Myth/NorseMythology
301(According to [[WordOfSaintPaul Pika]] Jareth's cousin from his mother's side.)
302----
303* SmugSnake: He seems so confident and smug in his first panel. Just to "ask" for BrainBleach some panels later. (Jareth is creative)
304[[/folder]]
305
306[[folder:Sanderson Mansnoozie the Sandman]]
307[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-sandman_7780.jpg]]
308[[caption-width-right:250:[-...-] ]]
309-->Canon: WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians, Literature/TheGuardiansOfChildhood
310(Acquaintance of Jareth)
311----
312* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of sleep and dream.
313* CuteMute: Still only "talks" in sand pictures.
314* DishingOutDirt: His main weapon is still sand.
315[[/folder]]
316
317[[folder:The Spirit of the Sea]]
318[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-thesea_3220.jpg]]
319[[caption-width-right:300:[-That's one way to make a wave...-] ]]
320-->Canon: ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' and beyond...
321(She came to take away the little boat at the BurialAtSea.)
322----
323* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of the sea.
324* OriginalCharacter: Or at least original design, even if it has some {{Creator/Disney}} influences.
325[[/folder]]
326
327!'''The Concepts'''
328
329[[folder:The Shadow Child aka [[spoiler:Disbelief]]]]
330[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-disbelief2_9861.jpg]]
331[[caption-width-right:250:[-The one thing every character ever written, played, sung about, or dreamed about has to fear.[[labelnote:Not creepy enough? Click here]][[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-disbelief1_1926.jpg]][[caption-width-right:300:And this is how it looks like when he is trying to ''help''.]][[/labelnote]]-] ]]
332-->Canon: ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' and beyond...
333----
334* AdorableAbomination: Adorable? Yep. Eldritch? The kid has shadow [[CombatTentacles tendrils]] [[NinjaProp defying the conventions of the medium]] and MindRape powers!
335* AffablyEvil: When he doesn't attack at sight he comes off as genuinely nice and even empathetic to the suffering his very existence causes, but then turns around and [[EvilGloating gives long detailed descriptions of how he intends to destroy his enemies]], making it clear that he enjoys this part of being a personified negative emotion way too much.
336* AllYourPowersCombined: He first formed in the comic by [[TheWildHunt the hunters]]' and the main cast's [[spoiler:Shadow Beasts]] devouring eachother.
337* AnthropomorphicPersonification: of [[spoiler:[[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve Disbelief]]]]
338* AsLongAsThereIsEvil:
339-->'''The Shadow Child [[spoiler:crying]]''': "Once known, I'm never truly gone - Every grievance invites me back to broken hearts."
340* CatchPhrase: [[ImNotAfraidOfYou I don't believe in you.]]
341* ChekhovsGunman: He is introduced in the ''Wild Hunt'' arc... Returns in [[spoiler:''Kings War'']] for a more complex role.
342* CombatTentacles: He can use his shadows, shadow vines like this... not that he normally needs to.
343* CreepyChild: Let's just say that he is on the [[NightmareFuel/{{Roommates}} Nightmare Fuel]] page for a reason.
344* EmotionEater: From calling the mourning of the characters (especially the doubt/denial phase of the mourning process) "banquette" this is very likely.
345* FlowerMotifs: Well, plant motifs. The kid has literal shadow tentacles that don't have a set shape (from [[LivingShadow shapeless shadow streaks]] to [[GoodWingsEvilWings black wings]]) but for some reason appear most commonly in the form of creeping thorny vines... and yes, blooming and [[CherryBlossoms falling petals]] happen too.
346* IKnowWhatYouFear: He is the biggest thing any fictional being has to fear so obviously has this power.
347* ImNotAfraidOfYou / TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: His main weapons. And from what he personifies you can bet those are [[MindRape weapons grade]].
348** The effectiveness actually seems to be directly proportional to how much the target requires his [[IncrediblyLamePun suspension]]. [[spoiler:WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief.]] An "[[ImNotAfraidOfYou I don't believe in you.]]" was enough to knock out mythical and fairy tale beings, "based on a true story" types lasted a longer but given the series' tendencies to {{Transfictionality}} [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou he probably even has effect on real people]].
349* KidsAreCruel: He takes the form of a little boy. Guess why.
350* MoralityPet: As of the latest arc, [[spoiler: Socks]] seems to be turning into his. At the very least, Disbelief is surprisingly protective of him.
351* NinjaProp: His shadow vine tentacles are all around the comic, sometimes just decorating the panels, sometimes [[FrameBreak breaking them]], occasionally even reaching [[MetafictionalDevice in and doing stuff]]. Kid is a prop ninja!
352* OriginalCharacter: One of the very few. But considering what he is we could say only his design is from this comic.
353%%* VillainInAWhiteSuit: He doesn't look old enough for this trope, but he still got it as he is definitely older than he looks and otherwise fits not only in clothing but also in mannerisms (and being either [[AffablyEvil evil]] or at least very alien).
354[[/folder]]
355
356[[folder:The Scribble Person aka The Living Words aka [[spoiler:Story]]]]
357[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-story_7453.jpg]]
358[[caption-width-right:250:[-[[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter This guy seems legit]].[[note]]Its body reads here: You have potential A story yet (to be told)[[/note]]-] ]]
359-->Canon: ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' and beyond...
360----
361* AmbiguousGender: At least. [[PronounTrouble (S)he]] ([[WordOfGod according to Ashe]]: it) could be perfectly [[NoBiologicalSex genderless]] as far as we know.
362* AnthropomorphicPersonification
363* BeCarefulWhatYouSay: ...it might be listening. Direct example: [[spoiler:On page 310 James said: "...scorn to change my place with kings." cue ''Kings War'' half a year later. Let's test that scorning, shall we?]] The Living Words is a {{jerkass}}.
364* CheshireCatGrin: You know what is even less trustworthy than a smile like this? One that reads "Sacrifice" or "Tragedy".
365* TheChooserOfTheOne: '''The''' chooser. It says who can be a hero and who can't no matter how much they may try, period.
366* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: At least [[WordOfDante the Hungarian translator claims]] that the Living Words is deliberatelly messing with her work, and she also blames it for comment posting errors (especially if the comment in question contained any argument against the Living Words').
367* InvisibleToNormals: It seems to be only seen if he wants to be seen.
368* LaserGuidedAmnesia: It apparently operates like [[Characters/DoctorWhoAliensAndMonsters The Silence]]. Which means you forget it, or at least it fades in the background of your memory, when you look away.
369* ManipulativeBastard: Use a child's curiosity, or a goblin's innocence to invoke the RuleOfDrama? Sure thing.
370* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: It is one.
371* NonstandardCharacterDesign: This is a comic in fairly lifelike {{animesque}}. Now the Living Words looks like a collection of scribbles in a vaguely humanoid shape (if you can make out words, those are probably plot important to boot), which is a jarring change. It is also constantly changing, almost like a person made out of MatrixRainingCode.
372* OriginalCharacter: One of the very few. But considering what it is we could say only its design is from this comic.
373* WaxingLyrical: There are pages where it consists of nothing else than the lyrics of various songs. Or of [[StockQuotes classic quotes]]. Or of {{ironic nursery rhyme}}s.
374* WildCard: The "ItAmusedMe" [[spoiler: and/or the [[YouBastard audience]]]] type to boot. It can help or hinder anybody for basically any imaginable "[[RuleOfIndex Rule Of...]]" trope especially the RuleOfDrama.
375[[/folder]]
376
377[[folder:Music]]
378-->Canon: ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' and beyond...
379----
380* AmbiguousGender: Definitely.
381* AnthropomorphicPersonification: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Music]]
382* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Like Story, Music doesn't look like the other characters. He/she/it is composed of a musical staff, musical notes, and other symbols from sheet music.
383* OriginalCharacter: One of the few (unless we take the [[Theatre/PhantomOfTheOpera "Angel of Music"]] part more literally from the song).
384[[/folder]]
385
386[[folder:[[spoiler:Blank]]]]
387-->Canon: ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' and beyond...
388----
389* AmbiguousGender: So far, there are no indications of his/her/its gender.
390* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of WritersBlock
391* EarlyBirdCameo: First appeared on one of the cover pages.
392* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Looks like a white, featureless humanoid figure with a black outline. No facial features, clothes, or other indications of anatomy. He/she/it just looks blank.
393* OriginalCharacter: Inspired by Creator/BookwormGal
394* WorfEffect: One of Blank's first actions was to take out the Erlkönig.
395[[/folder]]
396
397!'''Minions and retainers'''
398
399%%[[folder:Sarah's Labyrinth Friends]]
400%%[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-sarahsfriends_8516.jpg]]
401%%[[caption-width-right:300:[-[[AFriendInNeed Friends are there for you.]]-] ]]
402%%-->Canon: Film/{{Labyrinth}}
403%%(Sarah's {{Nonhuman Sidekick}}s and Jareth's minion)
404
405%%'''Sir Didymus'''
406
407%%* LordErrorProne
408
409%%'''Ludo'''
410
411%%* GentleGiant
412
413%%'''Hoggle'''
414%%[[/folder]]
415
416[[folder: Goblins]]
417[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-goblins_2193.jpg]]
418[[caption-width-right:350:[-Awww! They help!-] ]]
419-->Canon: {{Film/Labyrinth}} mostly.
420----
421* AdorableEvilMinions: Of Jareth. Even if their adorableness is [[UglyCute a question of taste]].
422* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: They are the ''Unwanted''. [[ChangelingTale Wished away children]] and all the creatures not taken by any other supernatural court.
423* [[CastOfSnowflakes Species Of Snowflakes]]: There is no two identical goblin, even the most insignificant background one has a distinct appearance.
424[[/folder]]
425
426[[folder:Socks]]
427[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Socks_2453.jpg]]
428[[caption-width-right:250:[-Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!!-] ]]
429-->Canon: {{Webcomic/Roommates}}
430(Random goblin. Jareth's (and Sarah's but she wouldn't admit) minion. Also check the "Many faces of..." page)
431----
432* AdorableEvilMinion: Even if his adorableness is [[UglyCute a question of taste]]. He kinda looks like a [[Literature/HarryPotter House Elf]].
433* ChekhovsGunman: He appears as early as the ''Dark!Jareth arc'' as background goblin, but ''Kings War'' is his story.
434* FanOfUnderdog: James is a [[IdealHero True Hero]] (and [[ParentalSubstitute replacement father]]) for him and he will tell this even to the Story itself! Unfortunately while the guy has the qualities for a hero but not the [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality narrative]] (he is TheLancer at best)... If you really want to know check the ''Many Faces Of...'' subpage what it took for poor goblin to transform ''his'' hero into a ''real'' one.
435* TheNicknamer: He never used anybody's real name. He isn't too creative though, so he calls people {{Something Person}}s.
436* OriginalCharacter: Third most popular one according to a poll.
437* ParentalAbandonment: This is how he became a goblin. Jareth ''[[ChangelingTale babysitted]]'' the poor kid but [[ParentalNeglect nobody came to bring him home]].
438* PutOnABus: If you are really interested look on the ''Many Faces...'' page
439* StylisticSuck / WantonCrueltyToTheCommonComma: His speech pattern. See [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-165-Rise-211945667 for]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-169-Face-to-Face-215220751 yourself]]!
440[[/folder]]
441
442[[folder:The Shadow Beasts]]
443[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Roommates-Shadow_3114.jpg]]
444[[caption-width-right:250:[-The three with most panel time and the Erlkönig.-] ]]
445-->Canon: ???. ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' possibly.
446(Minions of the Erlkönig? Or maybe depends on who [[CastingAShadow casted the shadows]].)
447----
448* AnimalMotifs / MythicalMotifs: As they manifest as animals or mythical beings [[ShadowArchetype connected to the characters]]. To date we saw:
449** CanisMajor: Odin (his is literally a shadow Fenrir).
450** DragonsUpTheYinYang: [[spoiler:Mr. Saito]].
451** NobleBirdOfPrey: James' is a hawk.
452** NobleWolf: Javert
453** OurDragonsAreDifferent: Arthur Pen'''dragon'''.
454** OminousOwl: Jareth.
455** PantheraAwesome: Erik.
456** AnimalStereotypes: And the rest. Sarah's is a swan. And shock of all shocks... [[spoiler:The Erkönig's]] shadow is human.
457* BondCreatures: They can act like this. [[spoiler:The Erlkönig lent their power to the cast in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''.]] They share their motifs and can turn their ''partners'' into an {{Animal Themed Superbeing}}s.
458* LivingShadow: Can appear as these if they aren't granted full autonomy (or are bound to people if you wish) so overlaps with TheShadowKnows.
459* MonochromaticEyes: [[spoiler:Can also happen to their partners if they channel their knowledge or power.]]
460* PureMagicBeing: They are literally made of [[HardLight tangible]] [[CastingAShadow shadows]].
461* ShadowArchetype: Seems like (if the beginning of ''TheWildHunt arc'' is any indication, [[spoiler:where Jareth summons them as to be EnemyWithout prey]]) they are literally this, summoned by CastingAShadow from people's shadows in a form that represents their inner darkness.
462[[/folder]]
463
464[[folder:The Wolves]]
465[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-wolves_4998.jpg]]
466[[caption-width-right:250:[-They are here to "help".-] ]]
467-->Canon: Everything listed on SavageWolves really.
468(Jadis' minions.)
469----
470* SavageWolves: The bloodthistiest and savagest in all fiction. They were the Wargs in the works of Tolkien now serving the White Queen.
471* TalkingAnimal: Well, yes, they can talk.
472* WeUsedToBeFriends: Their notion towards the Goblins. And yes. Thanks to CanonWelding in this crossover world they indeed were.
473[[/folder]]
474
475[[folder:Leviathan]]
476[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roommates-leviathan_48.jpg]]
477[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[SummonBiggerFish The Biggest Fish!]]-] ]]
478--> Canon: Literature/TheBible and beyond...
479%%* KrakenAndLeviathan: Obviously.
480* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Giant sea snake dragon thing old testament style!
481[[/folder]]

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