The list of characters from Arcanum Universe: Scarlet Heists
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Indigo
In General
A mysterious phantom thief who is rumored to steal nonexistent jewels that exist. They are also rumored to possess strange powers. In reality, they are an alias of Professor Cerise and Kyler Wilton from another world.
- Gotta Catch 'Em All: Their main goal is to collect Possessed Jewels that are currently in the hands of numerous WOOHP villains.
- Meaningful Name: Indigo is a dual-tone color of blue-violet. The thief themselves are composed of two beings.
- Phantom Thief: Their main schtick is that they're a thief who enters the nightmares created by those of the Possessed Jewels.
- Pre Ass Kicking One Liner: "Let's end this reverie!"
- Red Baron: "The Thief with Two Faces".
Kyler Wilton
A mysterious man who is a self-proclaimed gentleman thief who steals from the corrupted and never the weak. However, he doesn't seem to be human, to begin with...
- Ambiguously Bi: In an investigation montage in the first chapter, Tony notes that he's shown flirting with many girls and, oddly enough, one guy.
- The Casanova: He flirts with numerous women (and one man) in "Tony's Trouble" but is flustered when Solumni does the same towards him.
- Dark Is Not Evil: He is an Umbra, a demon made of darkness, yet he sides with Cerise to steal the corruptive powers of the Possessed Jewels away from their potential abusers.
- Everyone Has Standards: He's a thief, but he admits that he's not interested in abusing the powers of the Possessed Jewels.
- In-Series Nickname: Juliana likes to call him "Maestro".
- Noodle Incident: He tried disguising himself as Professor Cerise to his wife. Said wife not only found out, but put him on dish duty.
Professor Cerise
A Professor who studies the bonds between humans and Pokémon, he moonlights as one-half of Indigo.
- Action Dad: He's the father of two children — one daughter and one son — while taking part in stopping bad guys from unleashing hell with these Posessed Jewels.
- Actor Allusion: Brought up by the authors of how Professor Cerise is technically a Private Detective. Another role by Ray Chase is that of Almond Cookie from Cookie Run: Kingdom. Moreover, the alias Cerise uses to Tony's siblings is Professor Chase. To reinforce this, he's shown drinking an almond milk latte at the beginning of "Super Spy Undercover".
- Amateur Sleuth: Despite his job as a Pokémon Professor, he is surprisingly perceptive and is able to deduce the true Tormentor of the "Tony's Trouble" arc after having a "Eureka!" Moment during his talk with Tony.
- Bad Liar: He is horrible at lying, somehow telling Tony's siblings that he's a Professor of the Paldea branch of WOOHP with a straight face. Especially at Marc, who would've been suspicious on a branch he never heard of. He later comes clean at the end of the "Tony's Trouble" arc. This aspect is also seen when he asks Chloe for her Pokémon, as it's implied that she's become very suspicious of his actions.
- Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: Tends to be too protective of his daughter when it comes to boys.
- Casting a Shadow: He has the ability to summon shadowy tendrils.
- Gosh Darn It to Heck!: After Flaky Fructose knocks him to the side and having avoided a missile barrage, he can only curse "Son of a Sandshrew!"
- High-Class Glass: His Nightmare attire gives him a monocle.
- Hypocritical Humor: Played for Laughs. He reacts in horror over Parker using the +25 card meme against him when his son has him either draw the cards or take him and Chloe for mint chocolate ice cream. This is coming after Cerise himself used the same meme on Flaky Fructose.
- In-Series Nickname: He requests that Tony calls him "Professor A" with the "A" short for "Aldrich".
- Selective Obliviousness: He likes to insist that his daughter is completely normal...but those who read the story Arcanum Archives: Descendant's Shadow reveals that he knows Chloe is part of the Rune Masquerade.
- Skyward Scream: Shouts "TONY!!!" at the top of his lungs when he learns that the boy got his daughter hooked on the Glass Kingdom books, the cover of which has a girl similar to her crushing on a guy way older than she is.
Allies
Juliana Diadema
The self-proclaimed apprentice to Kyler Wilton. She also seems to be a student of Paldea's prestigious Uva Academy.
- The Apprentice: Self-proclaimed apprentice to Kyler ala the Luke to Kyler's Professor Layton.
- Badass Biker: She's able to drive a Cyclizar carrying her, Tony and an unconscious Professor Cerise.
- Berserk Button: Juliana does not take kindly to Tony calling her Fuecoco a "dumb croc" and Cerise compares her rage to that of his daughter playing CarnEvil.
- Color Motifs: Purple. She's from the Uva Academy (which is the school from Pokémon Violet), she names the band that goes off against Tami's own "The Violets" and Jerry gives her a purple WOOHP outfit.
- Drowning My Sorrows: After Kyler refuses to let her go undercover in the Super Spy Flakes factory, she's seen in the Vermillion City Pokémon Center downing at least four cans of Pinap juice.
- Everyone Has Standards: In "Super Spy Undercover", while she wants to go...undercover at the Super Spy Flakes factory, she won't give into Tony's demands to reveal what she and Chloe did that involved a digital world adventure just to appease him.
- Fatal Flaw: "Super Spies Undercover" shows she can be very hasty in wanting to prove herself as a valuable asset and this gets her into more trouble than expected.
- Faux Horrific: Apparently brings up the idea of her taking driving lessons as this, as she says she'll take this if Jerry lets her be a temporary WOOHP agent.
- Gratuitous Spanish: She sometimes drops Spanish phrases. Justified in that she's from Paldea, the region inspired by Spain and Portugal.
- Lead Bassist: She states that she played the bass for a school festival and she's the one leading the fray in the battle of the bands fight at the climax of "Tony's Trouble".
- Meaningful Name: Her surname is Spanish for "Diadem", which can be described as a jeweled crown. She's from the Paldea region, and a Terastalized Pokémon usually wears a fancy crown on their heads.
- Parasol of Pain: Her favored form of Dope Slap, mostly on Cerise.
- Running Gag: Every time she, or someone else, uses her umbrella for a Dope Slap, there's always a sticky note attached to it with a different phrase.
Fuecoco
Juliana's starter Pokémon.
- Badass Adorable: He's an adorable little crocodile that breathes fire.
- Big Eater: When Flaky Fructose tries to launch cereal at Tony and Juliana, Fuecoco immediately jumps in and starts eating with a big smile on his face and then letting out a large burp.
- The Ditz: Most Fuecoco are off in their own little worlds and oblivious to what's going on. That said, Juliana's Fuecoco is sensitive upon being called a "dumb croc".
- In-Series Nickname: Tony calls him "Fueco".
- Mundane Utility: Tony discusses the idea of roasting marshmallows over Fuecoco's fiery tufts.
- Playing with Fire: Fuecoco is the Paldean Fire-type starter and knows Incinerate.
- Trademark Favorite Food: His favorite food is cereal, and he gorges on Flaky Fructose's cereal when Juliana summons him.
Tony Clark
The youngest of the Clark Siblings, a spy for WOOHP, and an unexpected ally of Indigo.
- Audience Surrogate: Serves as this on Indigo themselves and otherworldly activities, including Arcanum and the Rune Masquerade that was first introduced in Descendant's Shadow.
- Author Appeal: Why does he have much prominence? Because he's Spinner's second favorite character in all of fiction (first one being Augustine Sycamore).
- Book Dumb: Like in his show, he's known to not be interested in books and educational things, but he's shown to be pretty insightful when given the chance. "Tony's Trouble" is dedicated to him starting to get into his studies, especially when he's able to understand basic trigonometry through visual cues.
- Cuteness Proximity: He falls in love with Sprigatito and instantly names them his starter.
- Green Thumb: He chooses Grass-type Sprigatito as his starter.
- In Touch with His Feminine Side: He's a rough-and-tumble boy but he can't help but squee at seeing Chloe's Galarian Ponyta and finds himself a fan of Elle's romance/supernatural/fantasy Glass Kingdom books.
- Kind Hearted Cat Lover: He recalls a time when he tried taking care of a cat and his starter Pokémon is the grass kitten Sprigatito.
- Love at First Sight: He falls in love with Chloe after seeing a picture of her, much to her father's frustrations. He also becomes dumbstruck when he locks eyes with Nemona.
- Shout-Out: A boy with a yellow shirt who has a huge crush on a little red-haired girl? He and Charlie Brown have a lot in common, don't you think?
- Shrouded in Myth: The reason he gets into a Pokémon academy in the Paldea region is due to how Cerise's descriptions about Tony somehow grew into a rumor that he's a badass trainer in the making. Unfortunately, there's no way for Tony to reveal the truth because Cerise's connections with world champions would tarnish their reputations.
- Why Are You Looking at Me Like That?: When he notes that someone has to dress up as that fictional Mirror Knight from Elle's favorite book series, his siblings stare at him and he's quick to bring up this trope.
Tenebrae Dux
The landlord to Kyler's apartment and proprietor of the Black Sky Café.
- Dark Is Not Evil: He's dressed in black, has black hair, and his name is Latin for "Darkness"...but he's a nice guy who acts as a benefactor for Indigo's escapades and his café becomes a hang-out for the Clarks and Juliana.
- In-Series Nickname: Usually called "Ten" for short.
- Meaningful Name: Tenebrae means "Darkness" in Latin.
- Nice Guy: Don't let his black attire fool you, he's a really friendly person.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Descendant's Shadow reveals he's actually a dragon but he chooses to take on a human form.
- Real Men Can Cook: He runs his own café and makes homemade pastries and coffee.
Solumni
The Dragon of Nightmares and the one who tasks Indigo to gather her Possessed Jewels.
- As You Know: Her debut has her tell Cerise and Kyler who she is and what they are tasked to do for her.
- Badass Cape: She wears one that can explode into stars.
- Dark Is Not Evil: She's called Dragon of Nightmares but is the Big Good of the story, wanting to ensure that the Possessed Jewels that were stolen are properly returned.
- A Form You Are Comfortable With: She calls herself the Dragon of Nightmares, but she appears to Indigo in a human form.
- Interspecies Romance: Attempts this with Kyler (a shadowy demon) and Cerise (a human) but Kyler refuses and Cerise reminds her that she's married.
- Shout-Out: Her appearance is first punctuated with a click of a stiletto.
WOOHP
The World Organization of Human Protection, which recruits spies to fight off against supervillains. Jerry
The head of WOOHP and essentially Tony's boss.
- Big Good: As head of WOOHP, he's essentially.
- Mythology Gag: When fighting off Tami in her nightmare of holding a rock concert in Los Angeles, he tells Tony that he used to be part of a duo act called "Double Digits". He also mentions that the entire rock-band nightmare is weirder than the incident with the aliens from Totally Spies!.
Clark Family
Lee Clark
Eldest son of the Clark family and Tony's older brother.
- Unmanly Secret: Is unable to hide the fact that he got into My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Marc Clark
Second eldest son of the Clark family, and also Tony's older brother.
- Afraid of Clowns: Like in his show, he has coulorophobia.
Megan Clark
The sole daughter of the Clark family and Tony's older sister.
- All Girls Like Ponies: She gets to have a ride on Chloe's Ponyta at the end of "Super Spy Undercover".
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: The girly girl to Juliana's Tomboy. While Megan is known to kick butt and is a go-getter like her brothers, she also has a soft spot for ponies and is happily having a ride on Chloe's Ponyta at the end of "Super Spy Undercover".
Cerise Institute
Chryssa and Renji
Professor Cerise's lab assistants.
- Locked Out of the Loop: Neither of them are aware of their boss's phantom escapades or the fact that Indigo is actually a shadow demon, instead stating that Indigo is Cerise's brother.
Chloe Cerise
Professor Cerise's daughter, who is a normal girl who lives a normal life and she does not have anything to do with the Rune Masquerade. For more information about her, go here.
Tormentors
Tami
A classmate of the Clarks who is known to antagonize them on a daily basis.
- Animal Motifs: Serpents. The animal that is summoned in the battle of the bands is this, representing that she can quite smug and slippery.
- It Amused Me: Kyler's notes suggest that all her antagonism on the Clarks is just because it's funny to her.
- The Rival: To the Clarks, doing whatever she can to get over them.
Flaky Fructose
The eccentric CEO of Super Spy Flakes who does not like anyone overshadowing him.
- Achilles' Heel: Flaky's Possessed Jewel, Paranoid Peridot, can protect him from physical attacks, but it's useless against telekinesis. Fortunately for Cerise, his daughter just so happens to have Pokémon who know Psychic.
- Barrier Warrior: The Paranoid Peridot projects a barrier that prevents others from getting near to him. However, this is only if someone physically gets close, so Cerise has Chloe's Ponyta and Alcremie use Psychic to rip the Paranoid Peridot out of his hat and also to keep him flailing in the air.
- Improperly Paranoid: His Fatal Flaw; Flaky is paranoid of other companies taking their slice of the pie in the cereal business that instead of seeing it as healthy competition to make new and improved products, he goes and brainwashes children to get rid of the competition.
- The Wonka: Dresses up in purple, secludes himself in his own factory, holds a contest that involves golden trinkets hidden in his products? Yep, he definitely fits the bill.
- Would Hurt a Child: He's willing to brainwash children to make an army to fight his competitors and kidnaps Juliana as well.
