Line #129 Characters/SkinsGenerationTwo


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3	! Protagonists
4	[[folder:Effy Stonem]]
5	!!Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem
6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175210.png]]
7	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/KayaScodelario
8	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Effy" (series 1), "Effy" (series 2), "Effy" (series 3), "Effy" (series 4), "Fire" (series 7)
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10	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Has dark hair and was TheStoic in early seasons. Not as much in series 4.
11	* BeingEvilSucks: It's actually more "being dishonest sucks", but still applies. Effy is not amused at all when, in series 4, principal David Blood, concerned about how having a failing student would negatively affect Roundview College's funding, destroys Effy's report stating that she failed her A-levels, and gives her a fake one stating that she got three A's. Could be a subversion, however, as it's implied that Effy is angry not much because of Mr. Blood's act of dishonesty, but more because she thinks no one will believe she was able to legitimately get three A's after [[spoiler:spending a reasonable amount of time at a psychiatric hospital]].
12	* BeneathTheMask: It finally comes off in Season 4, but we get some peeks even before that - for example, with her "Unseen Skins" in Season 1, and with her speech to Katie in Pandora's Season 3 episode.
13	* BigBrotherWorship: She's very devoted to her brother, and he seems to be the only one able to understand her beyond her emotionless mask in earlier seasons. [[spoiler: His nearly-fatal accident, seen by her on first-hand, and eventually his departure, have a great impact on her mental health]].
14	-->'''Pandora''': Your brother's really nice.\
15	'''Effy''': He's not nice, he's amazing.
16	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Mostly to her parents, and especially in the two earlier seasons. She acts innocent and well-behaved in front of them, and they know nothing of her wild party persona (or her manipulative tendencies), which is no surprise for her brother, her friends, or even her brother's friends. When she overdoses, they actually blame ''Tony'' for it.
17	* BrokenBird: Gave off this impression from her earliest appearances, until SanitySlippage ensued.
18	* TheChessmaster:
19	** Prominent in Season 2, where she pretty much single-handedly solved the entire Cassie/Sid/Michelle/Tony situation, fixed her own messed-up house in time for her father to come back and never realize what a wreck everything was, and simultaneously managed to get kicked out of the private school, which is what she wanted all along, while keeping hopeless Pandora in there. All by generally evoking the right reactions from people.
20	** Quite less so in Seasons 3 and 4. At the beginning it does seem like she's trying to be this, manipulating Cook, Freddie and JJ to fall in love with her, but everything ultimately falls apart when she falls for Freddie.
21	* DeadpanSnarker: Rare, but she has her moments.
22	--> '''(in the dinner table, to her mom)''': You're fucking my dad's line manager. No biggie.
23	** The scene where she attempts to get her mother's attention through increasingly more wild claims counts too, where she tells her mother that, since Cook broke up with her, it'll make it hard to raise their baby. She eventually reverts to dropping a vase on the floor with a blank face.
24	* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: In series 1 she [[SilentBob almost never speaks]], but after [[spoiler:Tony's accident]] she starts speaking like every other character.
25	* EmotionlessGirl: Particularly in her earlier seasons when she's TheStoic. Subverted with her SanitySlippage in series 4.
26	* FallenPrincess: Effy appears to have everything: she’s beautiful, is popular yet mysterious, and has a cool brother to boot. Doesn’t keep her away from love issues, suffering thanks to her screwed-up family or [[spoiler: her own mental issues]].
27	* FilleFatale: All three of the Musketeers fall for her. JJ actually [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it:
28	--> "No more 'ooh I'm so fit and mysterious.'"
29	%%* GeniusBookClub
30	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pandora.
31	%%* IceQueen
32	* IncestSubtext: Has a really strong admiration of her brother Tony, and he seems to be the only one who can understand, to a degree that can come off as creepy at times. Her video about wanting to live alone with "just her and her brother" is an example.
33	** Notably when [[spoiler: Josh is refusing to call an ambulance until Tony has sex with her, he seems more put off by her being [[DudeShesLikeInAComa unconscious]] than being his sister]].
34	* MoralityPet: Is one to her brother Tony. Even his own girlfriend believes Effy is the only person he truly cares about.
35	* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Effy can't seem to handle being in a relationship with someone she genuinely loves, [[spoiler: which is why she loses it when she and Freddie get together in Season 4]]. She outright says so.
36	--> "[[DefiedTrope Love's not supposed to do that]], you made go mad!"
37	%%* OddFriendship: With ditzy, naive Pandora.
38	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Pretty much no one calls her Elizabeth, and actually her name only comes up when things in Season 4 [[EasyAmnesia get]] [[BlankSlate really]] [[SanitySlippage bad]].
39	%%* TheOphelia
40	* ParentalFavoritism: Her mother definitely prefers her over Tony. Harder to vouch for her father, but given how Tony daily drives him crazy for his own amusement...
41	* RoomFullOfCrazy: In Freddie's Season 4 episode, [[spoiler:Effy makes one in her mum's bedroom.]]
42	* TheRunaway: Runs away from home with Cook for a while. It seems to be a mix of The Attention Seeking Runaway and The Vagrant Runaway types.
43	* SanitySlippage: Her masks come off in Season 4, and her storyline is primarily about her deteriorating mental state along with her relationship with [[spoiler:Freddie]].
44	* ShipperOnDeck: For Naomi and Emily. She notices their feelings for each other (especially Naomi's) right from the beginning and subtly encourages them on. Her status as this is pretty solid by Series 7.
45	* SilentBob: In Season 1. She says her first line in her own episode, "Effy", of that season, and subsequent episodes have her speaking normally, [[TheQuietOne if less so than most characters]].
46	** SilentSnarker: The first of 3 masks she wears...
47	* StepfordSmiler:
48	** Gets hinted at in her Season 2 episode, when Tony says her reservedness and apparent contempt for caring for other people don't fool him; however, it's not really fully explored until Generation 2, in which...
49	** ...she reveals herself to be the Depressed and Unstable types. Effy's complete personality shifts with each season turn out to just be different masks, [[spoiler: until it comes off in Season 4]]. Invoked by Anthea in Season 3, who says to JJ that nothing terrifies Effy more than "showing her cards."
50	* TheStoic:
51	** Very much so in Seasons 1 and 2, where she barely even talks. Even after her overdose, she can still be seen as this. Her first real NotSoStoic moment is pretty damn shocking: [[spoiler: it's when she sees Tony getting hit by a bus]].
52	** In her own generation, she's still mostly stoic (certainly more than her peers), but has quite a few moments of emotional vulnerability as well.
53	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Granted, she isn't an outright sweetheart on the inside either, but she does have a kind side, which she shows mostly to people she cares about, such as Tony, Pandora and her mom.
54	* UnkemptBeauty: She still looks pretty after getting high in a forest and running away from home for days.
55	[[/folder]]
56
57	[[folder:Pandora Moon]]
58	!!Pandora "Panda" Moon
59	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175257.png]]
60	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/LisaBackwell
61	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Pandora" (series 3)
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63	* AffectionateNickname: Panda.
64	* AscendedExtra: Was a minor character in Series 2; is part of the main cast in the Second Generation.
65	* CloudCuckoolander: Particularly at the beginning of Series 3.
66	* CorruptTheCutie: Panda now wants to be corrupted even more.
67	%%* TheDitz
68	* GeniusDitz: Pandora is shown to be pretty knowledgeable and a strong student (see IvyLeagueForEveryone below), despite coming off as pretty clueless and naive about everything else.
69	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Effy.
70	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Pandora gets a sudden acceptance to [[spoiler: Harvard]] after she aces some A-levels "she didn't tell anyone about."
71	* MaybeEverAfter: With [[spoiler: Thomas]], since they're going to the same university.
72	* MoralityPet: Is one to Effy, to a certain extent.
73	* NoSocialSkills: JJ looks positively smooth in comparison.
74	* NewTransferStudent: How she's introduced in Effy's Series 2 episode.
75	* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Uses it to store her mobile and wallet, and the weed she and Effy buy from Cassie, in Season 2.
76	[[/folder]]
77
78	[[folder:Thomas Tomone]]
79	!!Thomas Tomone
80	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175313.png]]
81	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MerveilleLukeaba
82	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Thomas" (series 3), "Thomas" (series 4)
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84	* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Is Thomas from the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Pandora's description of it being between Gabon and Cameroon suggests the former (the D.R.C. doesn't border either of those countries), dialogue suggests the latter. Adding to the confusion is that Merveille Lukeaba, Thomas's actor, was born in Zaire, now known as the D.R.C. as of 1997. Do the writers not realize they are different countries?
85	* BettyAndVeronica: Played with: Thomas feels pressured by his parents and church to "stick with his culture", which in season 4 makes him see Andrea as the Betty, and Pandora as the Veronica to his Archie. But by the end of his centric episode he realizes it's actually more reversed.
86	* BilingualBonus: When he speaks French. Most of his French dialogue is subtitled, of course, but some stand-alone words are not.
87	* BlackAndNerdy: A mild case. He claims to be great at math and to have scored at the top of his class in his village high school.
88	* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: He uses his language skills to woo Katie in series 4.
89	* ForeignCussWord: "Merde" (meaning "shit") is a favorite of his.
90	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: A particularly egregious example, given that he [[spoiler: didn't even graduated high school]].
91	* MagicalNegro: Sometimes comes across as this; Katie even lampshades it.
92	* MaybeEverAfter: With [[spoiler: Pandora]], since they're going to the same university.
93	* NaiveNewcomer: Played straight until they get to Pandora's aunt's house. Then it's quickly subverted.
94	* OddFriendship: With J.J., and also seemingly out of nowhere in J.J.'s Series 4 episode.
95	* TokenMinority: He's the only Black character in the Generation 2 cast.
96	* TookALevelInJerkass: His Season 4 episode, to some. To others, Thomas is [[JustifiedTrope believably jaded]], justly struggling to let bygones be bygones, and ultimately only catching up to his peers on the jackass-o-meter.
97	* UnaffectedBySpice: When gang boss Johnny challenges Thomas to a chilli pepper eating contest to settle his debts, Thomas downs a whole handful at once without breaking a sweat.
98	[[/folder]]
99
100	[[folder:JJ Jones]]
101	!!Jonah "JJ" Jeremiah Jones
102	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175342.png]]
103	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/OllieBarbieri
104	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "JJ" (series 3), "JJ" (series 4)
105
106	* AbsentMindedProfessor: Cook even calls him a "nutty professor."
107	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: All three of his names start with J.
108	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
109	* ButtMonkey: Freddie and Cook treat him as one in-universe.
110	* CoolKidAndLoserFriendship: His relationship with Cook and Freddie comes across as this.
111	* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Has a lot of these moments, from telling Effy that Cook was sleeping with someone else to [[spoiler:outing Emily to her sister]].
112	* FreudianTrio: Usually the Ego, occasionally the Super-ego.
113	* GoodWithNumbers: JJ has prodigious math skills.
114	* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler: He and Emily have sex despite the fact that Emily is gay. He actually thought the two of them getting together was possible when Emily chose him as her Love Ball date - but that was only because of Emily's mother and sister's homophobia, and once Naomi showed up Emily happily went with her.]]
115	* MotorMouth: When he gets "locked-on."
116	* NiceGuy: Quite a caring, kind, sweet character
117	* NoSocialSkills: JustifiedTrope since he has Asperger's Syndrome.
118	* OddFriendship: With Emily and with Thomas. His friendship with Thomas in particular came out of ''nowhere.''
119	* SerenadeYourLover: What he does [[spoiler:to get Lara back after she dumps him because he beat up her baby daddy]], with his adorable rendition of "True" by Spandau Ballet.
120	* TVGenius: Somewhat. He definitely has extremely high skills in Maths, and has a good memory for facts. And... he passes ALL his exams with flying colours!
121	[[/folder]]
122
123	[[folder:James Cook]]
124	!!James Cook Jr.
125	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175358.png]]
126	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/JackOConnell
127	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Cook" (series 3), "Cook" (series 4), "Rise" (series 7)
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129	* AntiHero: Initially appeared as a SociopathicHero, but was eventually revealed to be more of a ClassicalAntiHero.
130	* BerserkButton: Don't mention his mum.
131	* BigEater: Pretty much eats his entire birthday cake on his own.
132	%%* BromanticFoil: With Freddie.
133	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: In S3, despite him considering them all some sort of gang (he does invite everyone to his birthday party), most of the main cast seems to let him hang around just because Freddie and Effy, who interact with him the most, are at the center of the group. They don't even invite him to camp with them in Gobbler's End, and after Freddie cuts ties with him and starts dating Effy, Cook becomes essentially a loner. It's worth noting that he was already friends with JJ before the events of season 3, and he ends up independently befriending Naomi (and it's implied that Effy always considered him [[FriendsWithBenefits a friend]], at least), he just never fits well into the "[[TheTeam group]]" dynamic.
134	%%* HairTriggerTemper
135	* HeroWithBadPublicity: He's not a saint and some of the hard time he's done is entirely deserved, make no mistake. However, [[spoiler:the fact that he's on the run for killing John Foster - who murdered Freddie, attempted to imprison Effy, and potentially would have gone after Effy's other friends and family if given the chance - is entirely unfair, especially given that Cook acted in self-defense.]]
136	* HiddenHeartOfGold: His interactions with the girls hint to the fact that Cook can be a very sweet guy when he's not acting like a {{Jerkass}}.
137	%%* HotBlooded
138	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Freddie. They have been friends since they are children and into their teenage years, but their friendship is challenged when they fall in love for the same girl.
139	* HypocrisyNod: Everybody pisses on you? What goes around comes around.
140	* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler: With Naomi. It's the reason that they don't go very far when they try to have sex.]]
141	* KarmaHoudini: It seems like karma has finally caught up with him when he accepts responsibility for his actions (and Naomi's) and goes to prison. He breaks out two episodes later ForTheLulz, continues to evade the authorities.
142	** It catches up with him mentally in series 7. Though he's still physically free, he's a wanted fugitive, and his past seems to be taking its toll. He's definitely displaying some warning signs for depression. Safe to say, the quiet, serious Cook of series 7 is a far cry from his jovial and brash beginnings in season 3.
143	* KickTheDog: Done repeatedly in season 3 in order to establish his character as a {{Jerkass}}. From arson and public indecency in episode one (they're not as bad as they sound, though still pretty bad) to humiliating Naomi in front of the school, to the reveal of him having sex with his friends sister and then having sex with a girl Cook knew he was in love with, then seducing and sleeping with a girl in relationship and then scaring a group of his friends during a camping trip because he was jealous that he wasn't invited, season 3 showcases the fact that Cook is not a nice person.
144	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: When his father threatens to melt his face off with a with a flare spouting "I'll do it, I don't give a fuck!" [IE "about you"], Cook simply replies "neither do I", illustrating that Cook in fact has an extremely low self worth in contrast to the grandiose self worth he gives off to the world.
145	%%* LargeHam: It's part of his character.
146	* LastNameBasis: No one calls him anything but Cook.
147	* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: [[spoiler: ''I'M COOK!!'']]
148	* OddFriendship: With Naomi, considering all the friction between them in Season 3 and their very different personalities. They get along pretty well, though, once he gets over [[spoiler: her lack of romantic interest in him]].
149	* TooHungryToBePolite: In addition to being a BigEater, let's just say that his table manner while eating his birthday cake are... not the best.
150	%%* FreudianTrio: The Id.
151	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler: Three years after he's still on the run for John Foster's murder]]
152	* YouKilledMyFather: Or more specifically, "You killed my friend."
153	[[/folder]]
154
155	[[folder:Freddie [=Mclair=]]]
156	!!Frederick "Freddie" [=Mclair=]
157	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175518.png]]
158	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/LukePasqualino
159	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Freddie" (series 3), "Freddie" (series 4)
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161	* BigBrotherInstinct: He's not a fan of Karen's decision to exploit their mother's memory to help her win Search for a Sexxbomb, but he cheers for her at her final performance, [[spoiler: comforts her when she loses]] and [[spoiler: when Cook laughs about how he and J.J. voted against her for stealing their shed, Freddie nearly punches his lights out.]]
162	* MrFanservice: The show likes to remind us of Freddie's nice chest and how he [[SleepsInTheNude sleeps naked]] (albeit with a ModestyBedsheet).
163	* ForgottenFallenFriend: [[spoiler:Freddie goes bizarrely unlamented in ''Fire'' and ''Rise'', despite the two characters he was closest to taking centre stage again. Especially galling in ''Rise'', which focuses entirely on Cook's guilt over having slain Freddie's murderer.]]
164	* FreudianTrio: Usually the Super-ego (lampshaded by [[TheId Cook]] when he calls him a "fun-sponge"), occasionally the Ego.
165	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Cook. They have been friends since they are children and into their teenage years, but their friendship is challenged when they fall in love for the same girl.
166	* MissingMom: Well, dead mom.
167	* OnlySaneMan: He's one of the most grounded of the core group, and he's typically the one to try and keep peace with the dysfunctions of Effy, Cook, and the others.
168	%%* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Cook's red.
169	* ShirtlessScene: Seems to enjoy leaving his shirt at home even in the ''non''-sex scenes.
170	* TheStoner: Multiple scenes show him partaking in marijuana use.
171	* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Much like [[spoiler: Chris and Grace a generation before and after him]], he's one of the most magnanimous of the group. [[spoiler:This doesn't save him from a painful and early end, although unlike Chris and Grace, his is the direct result of foul play.]]
172	* TheUnfavourite: Karen comprehensively dumps on him - with their father's support and praise, most notably when Freddie loses his beloved shed.
173	[[/folder]]
174
175	[[folder:Katie Fitch]]
176	!!Katherine "Katie" Fitch
177	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175551.png]]
178	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MeganPrescott
179	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Katie and Emily" (series 3), "Katie" (series 4)
180
181	* AlphaBitch: She aspires to be this, especially in Season 3.
182	* BigSisterBully: She's a pretty big jerk to Emily in Season 3.
183	* CoolBigSis: After her CharacterDevelopment she becomes this to Emily and James.
184	* BookDumb: She sulks that unlike Emily, she's rubbish at all of her subjects. In Generation 2's penultimate episode, though, her exam results are mostly average.
185	* BrokeEpisode: Her Season 4 episode, which revolves around the Fitches losing their house.
186	* EasilyForgiven: She forgives Freddie for [[spoiler:cheating on her with Effy, minutes after she'd smashed Katie's head in and left her unconscious in the woods overnight.]] To her credit, this is very much [[{{Pride}} despite herself]] and mostly because she still really likes him, although she knows he'll never feel the same.
187	* {{Foil}}: The show sets her up as Effy's foil, though they're eventually revealed to be {{Mirror Character}}s. She is more the foil to her sister.
188	* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Zigzagged with losing Freddie to Effy; she accepts their relationship and gets over her feelings for Freddie, but still finds it humiliating to spend time with them and holds onto a strong personal dislike for Effy for a while. Played straight with “losing” Emily to Naomi.]]
189	* ItsACostumePartyISwear: The maid of honor at the wedding Katie and her mom are planning pulls a version of this on Katie: she switches the theme for the hen night, doesn't tell Katie, and doesn't make her a corresponding costume.
190	* LadySwearsALot: She's hardly the only one, but even by ''Skins' '' standards Katie has a dirty mouth.
191	* ManipulativeBastard: Particularly during her and Emily's season 3 episode.
192	* MsFanservice: Attractive, confident, sexually aggressive, but with a sweet side. Her focus episode in Season 4 certainly makes the most of it.
193	* NoPeriodsPeriod: [[spoiler: Katie is diagnosed with premature menopause in her season 4 episode.]]
194	* PetTheDog: She consoles her little shit of a brother after [[spoiler:their parents' relationship breaks down and they're on the cusp of losing their house.]] Her positive interactions with the downtrodden and alienated Thomas also count.
195	* PolarOppositeTwins: Katie is the confident, popular sister, who has "never not had a boyfriend".
196	* PrecisionFStrike: "I'm Katie Fucking Fitch. Who the fuck are you?"
197	* RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Emily's blue oni, especially in Series 3. Less so in Season 4, not because Katie stops being fierce, but because Emily stops being a shy doormat.
198	* RomanticFalseLead: Poor Katie gets to be this twice, with [[spoiler: Freddie]] and [[spoiler: Thomas.]]
199	* {{Tsundere}}: To Emily. She's selfishly possessive of her little sister, but treats her poorly pre-CharacterDevelopment.
200	* {{Twincest}}: The writers basically went to town with Katie/Emily subtext in their S3 episode.
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:Emily Fitch]]
204	!!Emily Fitch
205	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_175748.png]]
206	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/KathrynPrescott
207	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Katie and Emily" (series 3), "Emily" (series 4)
208
209	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is, generally speaking, one of the kinder and more patient characters in the series...but won't hesitate to put up a good fight when pushed too far.
210	%%* BreakTheCutie: Season Four wasn't kind to her.
211	%%* ClosetKey: For Naomi.
212	* {{Extreme Doormat}}: In series 3, but she's learning to stand up for herself by series 4.
213	* {{Foil}}: To her sister as explained above, as well as to Naomi. Emily's close-knit family, and the fact that she's a twin, contrasts with Naomi's more independent life, as an only child with a mom who is not always around. This explains why Emily dives head-first into their relationship, going serious all at once, while Naomi is scared off by that and wants to ease into it slowly.
214	* {{Gayngst}}: Subverted. Her angst comes more from Naomi's insecurity and commitment problems than to just actually being gay. Granted, she does deny it at first, but as soon as she realizes Naomi's also into her she comes to terms with liking girls pretty fast.
215	* LipstickLesbian: Especially in Season 3 where she has a very girly, innocent fashion style.
216	%%* OddFriendship: With J.J.
217	* PolarOppositeTwins: Emily is the introvert and sensible one, who must always makes way for her sister.
218	* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Katie's red oni, at least through most of Series 3. Less so after she starts to crawl out from Katie's shadow at the end of Season 3, though she's still more low-key and sensitive than her sister.
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Naomi Campbell]]
222	!!Naomi Campbell
223	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_180031.png]]
224	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/LilyLoveless
225	-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Naomi" (series 3)
226
227	* ArmoredClosetGay: "I fucked boys to make it go away."
228	* BackForTheDead: She gets cancer [[spoiler: and dies]] in ''Skins: Fire''.
229	* BuryYourGays: A big part of the backlash and FanonDiscontinuity regarding Skins Fire was how [[spoiler: her death]] played into this trope.
230	%%* DisappearedDad
231	* FirstKiss: [[spoiler:That middle school kiss with Emily. (All the boys she'd dated before then were too cowardly to go for it. And she didn't fancy any of them anyway.)]]
232	* {{Gayngst}}: Naomi gets far more of this than Emily, repeatedly denying her true sexual orientation. Even so, it's eventually revealed she's more afraid of the power of her feelings than that they're for a girl.
233	* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: In Season 3. Naomi is very quick to remind Emily how very straight she is between lip-locking sessions.
234	* InformedAbility: Naomi is supposedly very political and hates injustice, but apart from her character video diary, unsuccessful run for student president, and her poster of Nelson Mandela on her bedroom wall, this is never really shown.
235	** The run for president was unsuccessful precisely ''because'' she hates injustice (she refused to let Harriet and Doug get away with trying to rig the election in her favour).
236	*** Also, it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] earlier in the episode when she points out that Emily shouldn't know that about her, having said all of about three sentences to her, none of them political.
237	* LoveAtFirstSight: "I think I was twelve."
238	* MessyHair: Becomes her default hairstyle during season 4.
239	* ModestyBedsheet: Sleeps naked.
240	* OddFriendship: With Cook, by Season 4. Let's not forget she got him in trouble in the generation opener when he tried to show her his dick tattoos.
241	** And oddly enough, Effy as well, though the moments are fleeting. Evidenced in JJ's Season 3 episode, when they discuss Naomi's sexuality and Effy's love for Freddie, and Effy's Season 4 episode, when Naomi goes to visit Effy [[spoiler:in the psychiatric hospital following her suicide attempt]] to discuss Naomi's [[spoiler:failing]] relationship with Emily.
242	*** The friendship with Effy actually isn't that odd when you consider that Effy and Freddie's relationship is kind of an amplified version of Naomi and Emily's: Effy and Naomi both have issues (albeit for different reasons) with acknowledging their feelings and committing to their respective significant others, both of whom are much freer with their feelings and welcome the emotional closeness and commitment that love brings, and have trouble understanding why their girlfriends don't.
243	* ShipperOnDeck: Perhaps in return for Effy rooting for her and Emily, Naomi tries to nudge Freddie and Effy together as well. This is particularly evident in Freddie's series 3 episode.
244	* SignificantNameOverlap: Gets joked about in the first episode of Series 3 for sharing her name with the [[Creator/NaomiCampbell famous model]].
245	* StepfordSnarker: "I learned how to become a sarcastic bitch just to make it feel normal."
246	* TheStoner: Seems to have turned into one in Skins Fire.
247	* TheTopicOfCancer: [[spoiler: Naomi is diagnosed with it in the first part of ''Fire'', and her condition gets significantly worse in the second.]]
248	%%* {{Tsundere}}: See above.
249	[[/folder]]
250
251	----
252
253	! Families
254	!! Stonem Family
255	[[folder:Anthea Stonem]]
256	-> see the Characters/SkinsGenerationOne page
257	[[/folder]]
258
259	[[folder:Jim Stonem]]
260	-> see the Characters/SkinsGenerationOne page
261	[[/folder]]
262
263	!! Moon Family
264
265	[[folder:Angela Moon]]
266	!!Angela Moon
267	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SallyPhillips
268
269	* AdultsAreUseless: Is easily dispatched by the MDMA brownies and Pandora's friends are able to have the party they wanted.
270	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: Played with. Angela is one, but Pandora doesn't see her this way - and is more worried about how her hard-partying friends are going to embarrass her in front of her ''mom.''
271	* HiddenDepths: Her sex tape with the cranky neighbor that Effy and Cook find when they fall into the house next door.
272	* MyBelovedSmother: Angela doesn't want Pandora anywhere near boys. Oddly enough, Panda doesn't see her this way, even though she breaks all her rules.
273	* UnsuspectinglySoused: After Katie puts MDMA in the brownies when Angela's back is turned.
274	[[/folder]]
275
276	[[folder:Aunt Elizabeth]]
277	!!Aunt Elizabeth
278	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MaureenLipman
279
280	* UnsuspectinglySoused: Doesn't realize tea plants are marijuana. (Or maybe she does, given the way she's happily smoking them at the end...)
281	[[/folder]]
282
283	!! Jones Family
284	[[folder:Celia Jones]]
285	!!Celia Jones
286	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/JulietCowan
287
288	* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: When she accidentally calls Lara a "slut" in JJ's Season 4 episode.
289	* GoodParents: Although she is overprotective, she really cares for her son, and is close to him.
290	[[/folder]]
291
292	[[folder:Edward Jones]]
293	!!Edward Jones
294	-->Played by: Creator/DouglasHodge
295
296	* HandsOffParenting: He spends most of the time hiding behind a newspaper.
297	[[/folder]]
298
299	!! Cook Family
300
301	[[folder:Ruth Byatt]]
302	!!Ruth Byatt
303	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/TanyaFranks
304
305	* AbusiveParents: She seems to not particularly care for Cook, and lashes out violently because of her younger son's bad behavior.
306	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: In one scene she plays Guitar Hero in front of her son and Freddie, in a short dress and making a suggestive dance, collapsing on the floor in the end, and Cook and Freddie treat the whole thing as it is completely normal. Contrary to most examples of this trope, this is PlayedForDrama, as this trope is used to reinforce how dysfunctional Ruth is as a parent.
307	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When she was first mentioned, it was by a gangster who vehemently slurred her as a prostitute. Coupled with Cook's terrible and very personal reaction to this, there was a suggestion there might be some truth to it, but in Season 4 we see that she's actually a filthy rich artist.
308	* HandsOffParenting: Hasn't seen her son since she kicked him out for selling her wedding rings for dope - until he's under house arrest in Season 4.
309	* MrsRobinson: Had sex with [[spoiler: Freddie]].
310	* ReallyGetsAround: She has made an art piece with the names of all the men she had sex with, and it contains a lot of names, including [[spoiler: Freddie's]].
311	[[/folder]]
312
313	[[folder:James Cook Sr.]]
314	!!James Cook, Sr
315	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattKing
316
317	* DisappearedDad: Has been absent from Cook's life, and when Cook actually meets him again, he's shown to be a jerk that doesn't care much about his son.
318	%%* {{Jerkass}}
319	%%* YoureNotMyFather
320	[[/folder]]
321
322	!! [=McLair=] Family
323	[[folder:Leo [=McClair=]]]
324	!!Leo Mclair
325	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/SimonDay
326
327	* ParentalFavoritism: Toward Karen, it seems.
328	[[/folder]]
329
330	[[folder:Karen [=McLair=]]]
331	!!Karen Mclair
332	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/KlarizaClayton
333	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_181218.png]]
334
335	%%* BrattyTeenageDaughter
336	* EleventhHourRanger: She takes her brother's place in the gang in the final episode of Gen 2 [[spoiler:after Freddie is murdered.]]
337	* IdolSinger: Her dream is to be the English equivalent of this.
338	[[/folder]]
339
340	!! Fitch Family
341	[[folder:Jenna Fitch]]
342	!!Jenna Fitch
343	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/RonnieAncona
344
345	* AbusiveParents: Of the viciously homophobic variety towards Emily, who eventually moves out because of it.
346	* BreakTheHaughty: In Katie's Season 4 episode when [[spoiler: the Fitches lose their house]].
347	* KnightTemplarParent: On a holy war with Emily's sexual orientation.
348	%%* SmugSnake
349	* StepfordSmiler: Tries really hard to be this, especially regarding Emily's homosexuality. The facade breaks in Katie's fourth season's episode when [[spoiler:it's revealed that her husband's ruined the family financially]].
350
351	[[/folder]]
352
353	[[folder:Rob Fitch]]
354	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnBishop
355
356	* BumblingDad: He's nicer than his wife, but pathetically incompetent, to the point when he [[spoiler:financially ruins his family and breaks his kid's arm in one episode]].
357	* StepfordSmiler: Series 4. [[spoiler: Manages to seem optimistic about how his fitness machine will "take off" even as he's hiding foreclosure notices from his wife and kids.]]
358
359	[[/folder]]
360
361	[[folder:James Fitch]]
362	!!James Fitch
363	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ReddSmith
364	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_180130.png]]
365
366	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: From Katie and Emily's perspectives.
367	* KidAnova: Fancies himself as one.
368	%%* MouthyKid
369	[[/folder]]
370
371	!! Campbell Family
372	[[folder:Gina Campbell]]
373	!!Gina Campbell
374	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/OliviaColman
375
376	* HandsOffParenting: Also could be lumped in with MissingMom. Gina apparently left Naomi on her own for a year to do ... well, something. (She'd stated that she wanted to "fuck on every beach in India" before she ended up pregnant; that's the most likely explanation.) Strange because for the most part of Season 3, she was a [[GoodParents good parent]].
377	%%* NewAgeRetroHippie
378	[[/folder]]
379
380	----
381
382	! Others
383
384	!! Roundview College
385
386	[[folder:David Blood]]
387	!!David Blood
388	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChrisAddison
389
390	* DeanBitterman:
391	** Seems to take pleasure in expelling people, as he gleefully pepper-sprays Cook's face after he has already being seized.
392	** He's also shown to be a corrupt principal, giving Effy a forged report that states that she had three A's, as having one failing student would affect the funding of Roundview College.
393	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Sweeps in at the beginning of Season 4 with plans to improve the school - mostly by expelling anyone who steps a toe out of line.
394	[[/folder]]
395
396	[[folder:Kieran Macfoeinaiugh]]
397	!!Kieran Macfoeinaiugh
398	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ArdalOHanlon
399
400	* TheAllegedCar:
401	-->'''Kieran:''' Would you believe it only cost me £2.50? And three tokens from the top of Weetabix packets.\
402	'''Naomi:''' Yeah, I really would believe that.
403	* ApatheticTeacher: "Hi, I'm Kieran and I hate being a fucking teacher."
404	* HotForStudent: For Naomi, after he misreads the signals.
405	[[/folder]]
406
407	[[folder:T. Love]]
408	!!T. Love
409	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/WillYoung
410
411	* WaxingLyrical: Most of his advice is derived from the work of Music/MichaelJackson.
412	[[/folder]]
413
414	[[folder:Harriet Lawes]]
415	!!Harriet Lawes
416	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/VictoriaWicks
417
418	* PutOnABus: After Season 3.
419	[[/folder]]
420
421	!! Acquaintances
422	[[folder:Dr. John Foster]]
423	!!Dr. John Foster
424	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/HugoSpeer
425
426	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:''Nobody'' is mourning this guy's death at Cook's hands.]]
427	* AxCrazy: A twisted creep deeply obsessed with a teenage girl. However, his deranged nature is further evidenced by [[spoiler:the brutal murder of Freddie, and his failed attempt to do the same to Cook]].
428	* BigBad: The closest Season 4 gets to one.
429	* BatterUp: How he [[spoiler:kills Freddie and tries to do the same with Cook]].
430	* DirtyOldMan: While no particularly old (he is in his 40s-50s), he is much older than Effy who he has a crush on.
431	* HateSink: Easily the most depraved and despicable character in the entire series. He has absolutely zero redeemable qualities, and is meant to earn as much hate and revulsion from viewers as possible.
432	* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He kills Freddie in the most violent, brutal manner possible.]]
433	* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:Kills Freddie as a move to have Effy]].
434	* FauxAffablyEvil: Has an artificial charm which he uses to MindRape Effy and maintains his professional attitude [[spoiler:even when he's about to kill Freddie.]] His charm is so artificial though that his attempt at remorse for his treatment of Effy feels really hollow.
435	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Cook did kill him. He gets killed by his victim's best friend and also one of Effy's suitors. Justice sometime exists.]]
436	* KnightOfCerebus: His attempts to MindRape Effy and [[spoiler:the brutal murder of Freddie]] makes him the single most vile and sinister character the series has ever had. In many ways, his actions darken the tone of a series about teenagers and their everyday occurrences.
437	* MindRape: Does this to Effy by [[spoiler: making and her mental health even worse.]]
438	* PsychoPsychologist: A psychiatrist who tries to list on his patient by making her mental health worse.
439	* TheShrink: He uses his knowledge in psychology to try to make Effy, his patient, fall in love with him.
440	* TheSociopath: A sexual and social predator completely devoid of any morals, remorse or conscience; is an exceptional manipulator, and [[spoiler:Freddie's brutal murder]] suggests extremely violent behavior, which is very typical in sociopaths.
441	* StalkerWithACrush: Grows a nasty fondness of Effy and even tries to mentally break her in order to have her.
442	* VileVillainSaccharineShow: [[KnightOfCerebus Any trace of levity or comedy disappears whenever he is involved in the plot of the episodes]]. While the series from its inception always had its fair share of heavy themes and/or serious moments, the tone of the series was mostly toned down given that it is a TeenDrama with some elements of {{Dramedy}}, BlackComedy and SliceOfLife. The arrival of this guy, however, marks a before and after, being an outlier even among the series' nastiest characters, not to mention the fact that he is the first and only antagonist to kill someone important from the main cast. He is certainly one of the few villains on the show to pose a true and active threat to the main characters.
443	* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Wanted to brainwash Effy into being all his. And to to do it, he murders the 17 year old Freddie and tries to do the same to Cook. He also at least knew where Freddie's home was, meaning Effy's inner circle wasn't safe either.]]
444	[[/folder]]
445
446	[[folder:Johnny White]]
447	!!Johnny White
448	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/MackenzieCrook
449
450	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Not him, but his minions protested raping the female cast on his orders.
451	* {{Expy}}: Plenty of people saw his character as a clone of Mad Twatter.
452	[[/folder]]
453
454	[[folder:Matt Moore]]
455	!!Matt Moore
456	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardSouthgate
457
458	%%* BigBrotherInstinct
459	%%* MilitaryBrat
460	[[/folder]]
461
462	!! Love Interests
463	[[folder:Lara Lloyd]]
464	!!Lara Lloyd
465	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/GeorgiaHenshaw
466	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20200529_180256.png]]
467
468	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: A mild case, but she does basically exist just to be [[spoiler: JJ's girlfriend]].
469	* SatelliteLoveInterest: Most of her character revolves around being [[spoiler: JJ's girlfriend]].
470	* TeenPregnancy: Is a teen mother.
471	[[/folder]]
472
473	[[folder:Sophia Moore]]
474	!!Sophia Moore
475	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/AmberleyGridley
476
477	* DrivenToSuicide: She kills herself in the very first scene of series 4.
478	* MilitaryBrat: Her dad died fighting in battle and she's also part of the [[MilitaryAcademy Army Cadet Forced]]
479	* PosthumousCharacter: She's a completely new character when she commits suicide. All we learn about her, from her family military background to her obsession with Naomi [[spoiler: and the actual dalliance she had]], comes in the following episode, and is told through other characters' narration and flashbacks.
480	* RoomFullOfCrazy: Both her actual room and (especially) her cadet locker.
481	* StalkerWithACrush: Taken to the extreme. Sophia has a whole locker shrine dedicated to Naomi. Items include covertly taken snapshots of Naomi, Naomi's bracelet, [[{{Squick}} an old toothbrush of Naomi's]], and a Garibaldi wrapper Naomi had thrown out.
482	%%* TragicDream: Naomi. Art school.
483	[[/folder]]
484
485	[[folder:Andrea Babajide]]
486	!!Andrea Babajide
487	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/AdelayoAdedayo
488
489	* BettyAndVeronica: The show plays with this trope. The pressure Thomas is feeling from his parents and church to "stick with his culture" makes him see Andrea as the Betty to Pandora's Veronica (yes, we ''are'' talking about ''Panda'' here). By the end of the episode he realizes it's more reversed.
490	* PreachersKid: Mostly Type 1, though her dalliance with Thomas could slide her toward Type 3.
491	* SmallNameBigEgo: While she's not ''entirely'' without musical talents, she ''does'' have an inflated sense of her abilities, as her speech about Lady Gaga, Beyonce, etc. indicates.
492	[[/folder]]
493
494	[[folder:Sam]]
495	!!Sam
496	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/BenEvans
497
498	* BerserkButton: Unknowingly presses Katie's in her Season 4 episode. [[spoiler: Gets dumped for it.]]
499	* BiggerIsBetterInBed: The one complement Katie gives him is that he's "totally hung".
500	* SatelliteLoveInterest: His entire character revolves around being Katie's boyfriend.
501	[[/folder]]
502
503	!! Criminals
504
505	[[folder:Louie]]
506	-->'''Played by:''' Creator/LiamBoyle
507
508	Drug Lord and Cook’s boss in season 7's Rise.
509
510	* AxCrazy: Turns out to be a homicidal sadist who stalks the protagonists after he was cheated on.
511	* BadBoss: He kills his henchman Jason after the latter cheated with the former’s girlfriend.
512	* BigBad: The main antagonist of Rise.
513	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], After Charlie rejected him for his murderous tendencies, he was about to presumably kill her along with Cook and Emma.
514	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He doesn’t seem to understand that Charlie wouldn’t want to be together with a murderous psychopath like him after he had her watch him getting Jason drowned after she cheated with him.
515	* FauxAffablyEvil: He first appears nice and seems like a BenevolentBoss to Cook, untill [[spoiler: he finds out his girlfriend Charlie had been cheating on him with Jason and becomes AxCrazy about it. So he kills Jason in front of Charlie and Cook, and later stalks Cook, Charlie and Emma (Cook’s girlfriend).]]
516	* TheSociopath: Has a [[FauxAffablyEvil superficially polite persona]] and thinks that killing isn't that big of a deal.
517	* VillainousBreakdown: When Charlie officially breaks up with him, he goes on a killing spree.[[spoiler:He kills Emma’s parents and presumably his henchman Rob and Emma herself. He is about to kill Cook before being defeated by him.]]
518
519	[[/folder]]

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