Line #42 Characters/WaywardGuideForTheUntrainedEye


1	This is the character sheet for the fictional investigative web series/podcast ''WebVideo/WaywardGuideForTheUntrainedEye'' containing tropes that relate to the characters both specifically and in general. Be careful of spoilers below.
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3	[[index]]
4	* [[Characters/WaywardGuideForTheUntrainedEyeTheTwins The Twins]]
5	* [[Characters/WaywardGuideForTheUntrainedEyeConnorCreek Connor Creek]] [[labelnote:Character List]] Quinn Cassidy, Desmond Brewer, Sheriff Madison Reynolds, Dr. Henry Edwards, Vern Marrow, Olivia Tompkins, Prism, Donny Meadows, Odie Doty, Ellis & Mary Jo Walker, Barney Fletcher, Helen Unger, Wallis Gale, Garmin Patrick Saget, Jeremiah Stillwater, Crispin Lynch [[/labelnote]]
6	** [[Characters/WaywardGuideForTheUntrainedEyeTownCouncil Town Council & Candidates]] [[labelnote:Character List]] Ags Florentine, Rita Waldeburg, Riley Kirkland, Aubrey Dockweiler, The Mayor, Ryan Reynolds, Truman Hensley [[/labelnote]]
7	* [[Characters/WaywardGuideForTheUntrainedEyeMinerMole Miner Mole Inc.]] [[labelnote:Character List]] The Irons Family, Sybilus Silver II, Silas Torsen[[/labelnote]]
8	[[/index]]
9	[[folder: American Podcasting Network (APN)]]
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11	!! Lesly Stone
12	--> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SeanAstin
13	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lesly.png]]
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16	The Head of the American Podcast Network (APN) and the twins' boss.
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18	* AbsurdPhobia: Identical twins creep him out because "they're basically the same person," but fraternal twins do not.
19	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Calls himself impulsive, and often cuts himself off mid-phrase when he has an idea.
20	* BaitAndSwitchComment: His primary quirk.
21	--> '''Lesly:''' I hate it.
22	--> '''Artemis:''' Right? It's terrible that the Boy Scouts of America, this long-standing, honored, wholesome--
23	--> '''Lesly:''' No, I hate the idea.
24	-->''[After Paul pitches Ryan's story]''
25	--> '''Lesly:''' I hate it.
26	--> '''Paul:''' But it's--
27	--> '''Lesly:''' No, no, no. No, I hate that he's made to feel unsafe in his own hometown. My God, this story - ''this'' story has got everything.
28	* CluelessBoss: Keeps forgetting that the Ryan Reynolds from the case is not the actor Creator/RyanReynolds.
29	* ControlFreak: Calls the twins often to keep track of their progress. He even calls the Dead Canary without them knowing to ask the barkeep how they're doing.
30	* DaEditor: As Head of APN, he's the one who approves the stories, so he counts as this.
31	* {{Manchild}}: Often shown playing with the stress balls in his office.
32	* MeanBoss: Though he's gracious to Artemis, he is notably dismissive of Paul and harsh to Rebecca. He is not afraid to be blunt with his criticism either.
33	* ParentalFavoritism: While not Artemis and Paul's father, Lesly expects a lot from them and notes that he loves Artemis like a dad. But based on his dismissiveness of Paul, this only applied to Artemis.
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35	!! Rebecca
36	--> '''Portrayed by:''' Jacqueline Emerson
37	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebecca_0.png]]
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40	The Beleaguered Assistant.
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42	* BeleagueredAssistant: Her main job seems to be tending to Lesly's needs until she can run an idea past him and get her big break. Unfortunately, Lesly rejects her idea so badly it causes her to burst into tears.
43	* BosssUnfavoriteEmployee: Rebecca's idea is rejected so badly she runs out of the office sobbing (it's PlayedForLaughs, though). While Lesly is also pretty forgetful of Paul, he doesn't yell at him the way he does at Rebecca.
44	* YourMakeupIsRunning: In her first appearance after making her pitch to Lesly, signaling that Lesly is ''not'' in a good mood.
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46	!! America's Favorite Podcast Host
47	--> '''Voiced by:''' Spencer Devlin Howard
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49	The host of Season 1 of the ''Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye'' podcast, who leaves some big shoes for Artemis and Paul to fill.
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52	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Spencer Howard is obviously doing an impression of Ira Glass from ''Radio/ThisAmericanLife''.
53	* NoNameGiven: He's credited only as "America's Favorite Podcast Host".
54	* RetroactiveLegacy: The ShowWithinAShow ''Wayward Guide'' has already finished its first season and what we see is actually Season 2 -- the idea being that Artemis and Paul have a ton of pressure on them as newcomers with a ToughActToFollow, rather than being the ones who actually started the ''Wayward Guide'' franchise.
55	* ShortLivedBigImpact: He apparently hosted an extremely popular and well-reviewed inaugural season for the ''Wayward Guide'' podcast before immediately announcing his retirement, launching a feeding frenzy of aspiring podcasters seeking to take his place.
56	* ShroudedInMyth: We hear absolutely nothing about who he is, what his relationship to Lesly, Artemis or Paul is like, or what Season 1 of ''Wayward Guide'' was even about.
57	* TheVoice: He's only "appeared" briefly as a voice in the first episode of the series.
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59	[[/folder]]
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61	[[folder: Other]]
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63	!!Gas Station Attendant (Andrew)
64	--> '''Voiced by:''' Jon Matteson
65	A weirdo Artemis and Paul meet on the way to Connor Creek. Only appears in the podcast.
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67	* CharacterOverlap: Getting to meet the Gas Station Attendant from ''Theatre/TheSolveItSquadReturns'''s [[TheGhost unseen boyfriend/partner]] Andrew is the first indication of a potential TCB SharedUniverse.
68	* CreepyGasStationAttendant: While he's not as creepy as this trope usually implies, he fills the role well, directing the twins to Connor Creek and warning them there's only a single-lane, winding road into town.
69	--> '''ARTEMIS:''' I could've done without him.
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71	!!Liam White
72	--> '''Voiced by:''' James Tolbert
73	One of Paul's roommates, the President of LAPS (Los Angeles Paranormal Society) and amateur Dungeon Master. Only appears in the podcast.
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75	* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: Paul consults him as a "professional expert" on werewolves, but most of his information is based on films or unproven conspiracies and doesn't completely line up with what the twins know about the werewolves of Connor Creek. Justified by Paul, who says Liam’s "as legitimate as it gets when you’re talking about such fringe ideas."
76	* ConspiracyTheorist: Believes in werewolves, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster, and thinks the lack of evidence is because "society doesn’t give people the space to explore the truth."
77	* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: While most of his information is based on hearsay and doesn't apply to the Connor Creek wolves, he does get one thing right: [[spoiler: only a [[ChekhovsGun silver bullet]] or the claw of a werewolf can kill a werewolf. The bullet is proven by Truman's death, while the claw theory was proven by Odie's death.]]
78	* MrExposition: Drops a bunch of information on the history of werewolves in folklore.
79	* NightmareFetishist: Implied, considering he's the head of a paranormal society and his main source of werewolf lore is the ''Film/Underworld2003'' movies ("But not the ones without [[Creator/KateBeckinsale Kate]] [[MsFanservice Beckinsale]]").
80	* StockLegalPhrases: Somehow brings "legal precedent" into a discussion about werewolves.
81	-->'''PAUL:''' So, is it true that werewolves only transform during a full moon?\
82	'''LIAM:''' Well, would I say that argument holds up in a court of law? No, there’s no legal precedent regarding beasts of the night. But the monthly lunar cycle is a staple of our historical findings.
83	* {{Tuckerization}}: Liam's name is a CreatorInJoke about filmmaker and friend of Creator/TeamStarkid Liam White (who has appeared in a Creator/TinCanBrothers sketch AsHimself in the past as the [=TCBs=]' fourth roommate). Specifically, it may be a reference to the song "Liam's Got a Phone Call", a song Liam's former roommates Creator/DarrenCriss and Creator/MattLang wrote about Liam [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin frequently getting phone calls]] at the apartment -- since the character Liam only appears in the podcast when Paul calls him at the apartment.
84	* YouOweMe: Downplayed. While Liam doesn't force Paul to pay him for his information, he does take the opportunity to remind Paul about his unpaid utility bills (partially because he owes money to some intimidating LARP'ers).
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