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Arcadia Oaks
Lake Family
James Lake Sr.
Jim's absentee father.
- Adaptational Jerkass: In the books, Jim's father was overprotective and did not leave. Here, he left his wife (and their son) for another woman.
- Adaptation Name Change: His last name was "Sturges" in the books.
- Adapted Out: In the books, it's mom that's gone missing and James Sturges Sr. who is taking care of Jim.
- Demoted to Extra: He abandoned Barbara and Jim when the latter had just turned 5 and never bothered keeping in touch with them after he left—here, he's only mentioned.
- Disappeared Dad: He left his wife for another woman and abandoned her and their son right after the latter turned 5.
- The Ghost: Has been mentioned numerous times, but has not made an official appearance in all three seasons of the series.
- Jerkass: He abandoned his wife and their son on the latter's 5th-birthday—from what Toby describes, the last time anyone heard anything about him, he and his girlfriend (presumably the woman he left Barbara for) were living in Vermont as ski bums.
Barbara Lake
Domzalski Family
Nana Domzalski
Nancy Domzalski
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Voiced by: Laraine Newman
Toby's grandmother and guardian.
- Beware the Nice Ones: In Season 3 after becoming aware of her grandson's status as a Trollhunter, she becomes quite proactive at protecting him. When Officer Scott sees Dictatious and all the other parents are panicking, she simply knocks him out cold with a shovel.Nana: Oh, don't be such a bunch of daisies, help me move the body. *laughs*
- Big Fun: She's as portly as her grandson, if not more so, and just as sweet.
- Blind Without 'Em: She is legally blind without her glasses.
- Doting Grandparent: Deconstructed. Nana is quite doting towards Toby, but this often embarrasses him.
- Hidden Depths: In 3Below she proves to be a fair hand at chess, on top of displaying quite a ruthless streak in Trollhunters season 3.
- Improbable Age: In 3Below, as part of her Mysterious Past, she claims that she served as a spy in World War One. If true, assuming at the very least that she was a teenager during that time and that the series takes place around the same general period in which it aired, that would still make her over a hundred and ten.
- Mama Bear: When Javier accuses Toby of being trouble, Nana is quick to defend her grandson. What's more, when she learns that Toby is a Trollhunter and is trying to save the world, she does what she can to help him.
- Mysterious Past: Her taking the initiative and knocking out Officer Scott with a shovel when he sees Dictatious and then being a little too eager with "taking care of the body" implies that she may have had some form of less than wholesome experiences in her lifetime. In 3Below, she claims to have been a spy during World War I.
- Nice Girl: She's a sweet woman.
- Odd Friendship: She and Dictatious have similar taste in television, as it turns out, and like watching mysteries together while arguing over who did it.
- Outliving One's Offspring: To either her son or daughter, it's not known which, who died in a storm at sea.
- Scatterbrained Senior: She's an absent minded woman.
- Secret-Keeper: When she learns about Jim, Claire and Toby’s secret lives as Trollhunters in "Parental Guidance."
- Ship Tease: With Vex in 3Below.
Nuñez Family
Councilwoman Nuñez
Ophelia Nuñez
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below
Voiced by: Andrea Navedo
Claire's mother and a councilwoman.
- Ascended Extra: Ophelia only had a handful of appearances in season 1 and 2 of Trollhunters but became more present in season 3.
- Education Mama: With her husband, as Claire bemoans that they would be upset if she received a "B" on a test instead of an "A".
- Parents as People: While Mrs. Nuñez does show affection towards her children, she can apparently busy with her career as Claire laments that she would have to check her schedule to remember her daughter's birthday.
- Secret-Keeper: When she learns about Jim, Claire and Toby’s secret lives as Trollhunters in "Parental Guidance."
- Stating the Simple Solution: When she learns trolls are real and the apocalypse may be coming to New Arcadia, Ophelia's first response is to call the mayor and notify him of the emergency. The kids convince her otherwise because they say people can't handle this.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Mrs. Nuñez resembles an older Claire with shorter hair and a lighter complexion.
- Unnamed Parent: Until season 3, where her first name was revealed to be Ophelia.
Javier Nuñez
Javier Nuñez
Appearances: Trollhunters
Voiced by: Tom Kenny
Claire's father.
- Ascended Extra: Like Ophelia, Javier only had a handful of appearances in season 1 and 2 of Trollhunters but became more present in season 3.
- Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: In "Parental Guidance", he admits that LARPing and going out to risk their lives fighting trolls were a lot better than what he thought they were doing in secret.
- Education Mama: With his wife, as Claire bemoans that they would be upset if she received a "B" on a test instead of an "A".
- Papa Wolf: When a goblin attacked Claire in "Parental Guidance", Javier did not hesitate to grab said goblin by the throat and toss it in one of Claire's portals.
- Real Men Eat Meat: He refuses to grill soy hotdogs on his grill and only relents because of his wife.
- Secret-Keeper: When he learns about Jim, Claire and Toby’s secret lives as Trollhunters in "Parental Guidance."
- Unnamed Parent: Until season 3, where his first name was revealed to be Javier.
Enrique Nuñez
Enrique Nuñez
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below
Claire's infant brother.
- Canon Foreigner: There's no mention of Claire having any siblings in the book.
- Cuteness Proximity: Is cute enough to make Jim react this way in "To Catch a Changeling".
- Demoted to Extra: Justified. Enrique's abduction became a central reason for Claire's involvement in Jim's Trollhunter life. So, once Jim rescues him from the Darklands, his presence is decreased.
- Invasion of the Baby Snatchers: Spends a large part of the series trapped in the Darklands after being kidnapped and replaced with a changeling.
Arcadia Oaks High School Students
Mary Wang
Mary Wang
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below | Wizards (2020) | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Voiced by: Lauren Tom
One of Claire's two best friends.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: She is shown to be close friends with both Claire and Darci.
- Phoneaholic Teenager: Mary is almost always on her phone (even carrying a backup when her phone is taken away, as shown in "The Reckless Club"), and also has a habit of snapping pictures or video of anything she finds interesting.
- Really Gets Around: In as much as you can "get around" in a children's cartoon. As Toby puts it, Mary Wang is a player.
- Shipper on Deck: She's an active shipper of Jim and Claire. She also quickly jumps on supporting Steve and Aja being a thing.
Darci Scott
Darci Scott
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Voiced by: Yara Shahidi
One of Claire's two best friends.
- Giftedly Bad: She's decent with instruments but can't sing.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: She is shown to be close friends with both Mary and Claire.
- Hidden Depths: Admits to Toby that being the school's mascot allows a break from popularity and gives her a chance to be herself.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: At somepoint early into season two of 3Below Toby told her about Aja and Krel. When the rest of the town finds out about the Royals, Darci admits she already knew because she and Toby don't keep secrets.
- Shipper on Deck: She's all for Claire and Jim becoming a couple. Subverted in a later episode when she and Mary think that Claire is seeing a college guy "on the side".
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: The real reason why she didn't accept Toby's invite to the Spring Fling was because he asked out every girl at school, meaning he was okay with anyone as long as he had someone. But, after listening to his sensitive and honest confession of his feelings for her (or the mysterious girl who was in the mole school mascot costume) she began to rethink her opinion on him. Later on, she's even more enamored when he saves her during Eternal Night.
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: She's noticeably taller than Toby, whom she begins a slow romance with in Part 2.
- Two First Names: Either "Darci" or "Scott" can be used as a first name.
Shannon Longhannon
Shannon Longhannon
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below | Wizards (2020) | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Voiced by: Bebe Wood
A student at Arcadia Oaks High and the Student Body Treasurer.
- Ascended Extra: Shannon gets a much larger role in 3Below, while still mostly a recurring extra she actually gets lines now. She is also a huge fan of Aja.
- Hufflepuff House/Recurring Extra: Unlike the various other minor characters, Shannon is almost defined by the fact that she is just window dressing.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: When Strickler asks if anyone has a breath mint in "Airheads", Shannon offers one. Unfortunately for her, this was during the Touch-A-Truck-A-Thon, meaning she ends up getting disqualified because she removed her hand.
- Queer Establishing Moment: In the second season of 3Below, with her death looming with the threat of a meteor hitting Arcadia, Shannon once again bemoans that she has never even been kissed. A girl next to her says the same thing, the two stare at each other for a second, smile, and kiss, revealing Shannon to be a lesbian.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: In "The Reckless Club", she thinks that everyone is in detention because they are acting out during a stressful time of their lives. With the exception of maybe Mary, everyone else is there under false pretenses. Jim, Claire and Toby were blamed for the theft of Uhl's car by gnomes while Steve and Eli were following them, thinking that they were serving detention as some sort of supernatural mission.
Seamus Johnson
Seamus Johnson
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below
Voiced by: Steve Alterman
An honors student of Arcadia Oaks High and Steve's friend.
- Abusive Parent: Seamus' father is shown to be a a very difficult, controlling man and threatens to cancel his trip to space camp if he loses his math duel to Krel.
- Ascended Extra: Has a minor role in Trollhunters, but gets a prominent role in 3Below.
- Freudian Excuse: Like Steve, it's implied he's a bully because of his controlling father.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Becomes jealous of Krel receiving Ms. Janeth's A pluses.
- Jerkass: Usually seen bullying other kids, especially Toby and Eli, alongside Steve.
- The Rival: To Krel. He softens up to him when he willingly throws the math duel so Seamus could win and go to space camp.
Arcadia Oaks High School Staff
Señor Uhl
Karl Uhl
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below
Voiced by: Fred Tatasciore
A Spanish teacher, who's actually Austrian.
- Berserk Button: He becomes antagonistic towards those that make prejudiced accusations towards his students, having come to the defense of Krel twice when people insult his intelligence because of his skin color.Birdie: Mr. Tarron has scored a hundred percent on every single math test. Highly unusual for his kind.
Señor Uhl: No. Stop right there. If you're just here to make unfounded accusations, then you can leave my school right now. [Turns to Aja and Krel.] I'm very sorry I brought you in for this.- He also doesn't like the term "illegal aliens", likely due to being an immigrant himself.
- Germanic Depressives: Strict, sour, and utterly unforgiving, known to fail students in their presentations after committing a single mistake.
- Germanic Efficiency: He takes his job as a teacher too seriously, and he sets a really high bar for his students. Also, he is, at the very least, trilingual (seen onscreen speaking English, Spanish, and German).
- Hidden Depths: He softens up to Aja and Krel when he finds out that they have just fled their home after a coup and defends Krel whenever someone makes a racist accusation towards him, showing that he is not as depressive as his behavior may suggest. He may have even faced similar circumstances in his life, given that he himself is an immigrant, and finds the term "illegal aliens" offensive.
- Hypocrite: He accuses Toby of "poisoning" him with a Diablo Maximus Breakfast Burrito, when he was the one who took it from him and selfishly take a bite out of it (which led to his massive diarrhea).
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Becomes apparent in 3Below, where he is shown to go from angry and frustrated with Aja and Krel to rather protective. This is highlighted in the penultimate episode where he rectifies his Declaration of Protection against Kubritz.
- The Magnificent: Uhl "the Unforgiving."
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When he uses his car as a weapon to fight off trolls, you know that Uhl means business.
- Sadist Teacher: As much as he plays favorites with Aja and Krel, he bullies other students in front of the entire class for making a mistake.
- The Precious, Precious Car: His truck, Susanna, which he loves more than anything else. Not that it'll stop him from using her to run over trolls on the day of the Eternal Night.
- Reasonable Authority Figure:
- If you do the work in his class, he'll let you pass at least. We see this when Jim telecommutes his video presentation, and Uhl despite giving up a C+ (changing it to a B-) is impressed that Jim kept working while "sick".
- He becomes this in 3Below on learning that the two new students that are breaking into the science lab and have No Social Skills are actually refugees that have nowhere to go after their homeland had a coup. Uhl gives them a Declaration of Protection and does what he can to help them adjust to a new environment after a traumatic experience. This is why he asked Jim to show them the ropes because despite Jim's poor track record he knows the kid has a good heart.
- Token Evil Teammate: Downplayed. In Trollhunters, out of all of the (human) members of the Arcadia Oaks High School Staff, Señor Uhl is the only one who lacks any sympathetic depth to him. He is shown to value his truck, Susanna over the well-being of his students (ignoring Jim and Steve attacking each other in "Airheads") and was willing to ignore Jim's overwhelmingly poor track-record if he took on the job of looking after Aja and Krel in his stead, showing little interest or concern on how a student could miss 40 days of school. Odds are he would not have had the authority to look the other way anyway (principle or not), but he clearly does not care. This is subverted in 3Below when he is given a few Pet the Dog moments with Aja and Krel, vowing to help them when he found out that they fled a coup and defending Krel when someone makes a racist accusation towards his intelligence.
Coach Lawrence
Coach Lawrence
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below | Wizards (2020) | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Voiced by: Thomas F. Wilson
Arcadia Oaks High School's PE and Health teacher.
- Broken Pedestal: His relationship with Steve takes a massive dive after he starts dating his mother in Season 2.
- No Indoor Voice: Bordering on Drill Sergeant Nasty.
- Papa Wolf: He is protective of Steve and does everything he can to befriend him.
- This extends to Aja and Krel where he becomes defiant against Kubritz even telling her that he and the others treated the two more as humans than her.
- Parental Substitute: Tries being this to Steve, both as a coach and as his mother's boyfriend. He is more-or-less doing everything right, treating Steve with patience and respect, but his abrasive personality doesn't help.
- Rebuilt Pedestal: Steve admits in Season 3 that he appreciates how Coach Lawrence is a better person to have as a father-figure than his actual father.
Miss Janeth
Lenora Janeth
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Voiced by: Laraine Newman
Jim's algebra teacher and coordinator of the school play.
- Drama Queen: Who's also a drama teacher.
- Hidden Depths: In an aside conversation, she mentions that she feels tired and worn out with her job, that she wanted to make a difference in her students' lives but they don't seem to care. She's also the first to accept the trolls when their presence is revealed, speaking gently to them and inviting them into the shade.
- She is the first one to stand up against Colonel Kubritz when she claims that Aja and Krel's lives are not worth protecting, showing that no matter who they are, Mrs. Janeth treats them like humans.
- Large Ham: She is definitely this as shown in 3Below where she performs her one woman show with her hamming up her performance.
- Oblivious to Love: When Uhl confesses how he doesn't want to risk losing her, as a way to hide his confession, she didn't seem to notice it and simply continues to eat her popcorn before getting snatched by an Omen.
Other Citizens
Dr. Muelas
Mario Muelas
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below
Voiced by: Guillermo del Toro
Toby's orthodontist and Strickler's dentist.
- Creator Cameo: Voiced by Guillermo Del Toro.
- Deadly Doctor: He once killed a man in a wrestling match, and openly wonders if that can somehow translate into acting experience.
- Deadpan Snarker: He says that Toby's multiple appointments are putting his kids through college.
- Gratuitous Spanish: Drops this the few times he gets to speak. At one point, he gleefully sings "Cielito Lindo" (a traditional Mexican song) while he works away at a visibly suffering Toby.
- Meaningful Name: Muelas is Spanish for "back teeth", and he is a dentist.
Detective Scott
Louis Scott
Appearances: Trollhunters | 3Below
Voiced by: Ike Amadi
Darci Scott's father and a member of Arcadia Law Enforcement.
- Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: He makes it clear from the get-go that he does not like Toby at all. Granted, his contempt is not completely unwarranted, pointing out the various crimes he has accumulated (breaking into the museum, allegedly stealing Senior Uhl’s car, etc.). While he still does not like him or the fact that he is dating his daughter, he at least has grown to tolerate him.
- Police Are Useless:
- Scott usually prefers to use his power in the law enforcement for his own personal agendas (which, in real life, is considered illegal). As such, he constantly perp sweats Toby, accusing him as a suspect, when in reality, he's just distrustful of him dating his daughter. He even blackmails Toby into breaking up with Darci, threatening him to put him behind bars if he doesn't.
- After getting a lead about the criminals being in the sewer, Detective Scott goes in... alone, without backup. This leads to the robbers ambushing him and the Trollhunters have to help him.
Phil & Jerry
Phil & Jerry
Appearances: 3Below
Voiced by: J.B. Smoove (Phil) and Reginald VelJohnson (Jerry)
Two humans who are Varvatos' chess buddies.
- Retired Badass: Phil states that he used to be in the military before the events of the series.
- Those Two Guys: All of their scenes are them together.
Area 49-B
Colonel Kubritz
Colonel Kubritz
Appearances: 3Below
Voiced by: Uzo Aduba
The colonel in charge of observing all the alien life of Area 49-B.
- Absolute Xenophobe: Has a strong hatred for aliens and alien life, seeing them as potential specimens/test subjects at best or outright threats at worst. Interestingly, she knows of the existence of trolls but seems to pay no mind to it.
- Acrofatic: She's not exactly overweight, but she's not thin either. Doesn't stop her from fighting hand to hand with Aja and winning.
- Actor Allusion: Uzo Aduba is known for playing Bismuth from Steven Universe, a Well-Intentioned Extremist alien. Here she is cast as a Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist human who's agenda specifically targets aliens.
- Asshole Victim: She dies in the finale, and no one will miss her. She's so unpleasant that being Killed Mid-Sentence whilst pinned under a car and bleeding out seems like she got off light. Even her redemption in trying to stop Morando in the end was far too late, considering how she's acted throughout the series.
- Ascended Extra: She only appears in a single episode in Season 1, but is a major villain in Season 2.
- Ax-Crazy: In her first debut, Kubritz's sanity was noticeably...not so good. She's definitely insane, insane enough to ally herself with the worst aliens in the galaxy, like Morando, just for more alien weapons and is willing to sell her planet to him just to get rid of the Tarron children. Costas even spells this out about how much Kubritz has completely sold herself to Morando's cause. After Morando presents her a battle suit of her own, her insanity reaches the point where she open fires at innocent civilians when they stand against her accusations towards Aja and Krel.Costas: Colonel Kubritz has lost her mind!
- Bad Boss: Sufficiently angry, she'll fire against her own men out of anger.
- Black Boss Lady: Naturally.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Has a proud habit of breaking promises after making an alliance, like with Tronos and the Tarrons, even after they helped her destroy an asteroid and saved the Earth. Of course, Krel predicted that Kubritz would go back on her word from the beginning, and Tronos resentfully lampshades this.Tronos: First you betray me, then you betray them.
- Colonel Badass: She can hold her own against Aja after Vex had been training her.
- Deal with the Devil: Invoked. Works alongside Morando in exchange for alien tech. Her lieutenant literally spells this out for her, only for him to be ignored.
- Double Standard: It turns out that she knew about the trolls that live beneath Arcadia - her predecessor having referred to Trollmarket as "the Underneath" - yet she seems to be completely unconcerned with it. Even after Gunmar and his armies broke to the surface and invaded the place, she seems to dismiss the trolls as irrelevant to her mission. Of course, Aja implies she wouldn't have trouble dissecting a troll if they actually came across one.
- The Dragon: By season 2, to General Morando. She realizes he is likely to be or to become the most powerful being in the galaxy, so she sides with him to protect her planet.
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Is visibly taken aback by how everyone in Arcadia accepts the Tarrons for who they are, not for where they came from nor what they are.
- Expy: She takes some visual cues from Amanda Waller, a black, tough-as-nails government agent who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty.
- Fantastic Racism: All aliens are, to her, evil invaders at worst and potential specimens at best. A couple of passing lines show she has a dislike for human aliens as well. Strangely enough, this does not seem to apply to trolls, Area 49-B having known about Trollmarket for a while but dismissing their presence as irrelevant to her mission.
- Faux Affably Evil: She has spoken to the aliens in a hospitable and polite tone even though she made her intentions of imprisoning and experimenting on them clear.
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul: She wears glasses, but is an Absolute Xenophobe.
- Genre Blindness: Expects Morando to keep his promise to protect Earth and continues helping him despite it becoming increasingly clear that the guy is bad news. Aja even points out that he'll betray her once she's no longer useful, to which she insists that he swore to protect Earth.
- Hate Sink: Given how she was willing to sell out her own planet to General Morando, as well as her xenophobia against extraterrestrials, it's clear that Kubritz was meant to be despised by the audience, at least until the end, but even then, her death is still karmically satisfying, given her past war crimes.
- Heel–Face Door-Slam: Finally turns against Morando after seeing all the damage he was causing to Arcadia. After attacking him, she gets trapped under a car and subsequently killed by Morando's energy blast.
- Horrible Judge of Character: She considers Aja, Krel, and Stuart to be "evil invaders" that need to be captured and imprisoned at all costs when really Aja and Krel are refugees and Stuart crash-landed there by complete accident. Yet she is willing to work with the Obviously Evil Morando and help him become a Physical God because he told her that he would conquer and/or remake the entire universe except Earth. It took way too long and too late for her to finally do to.
- Hypocrite: For someone who claims she is just doing what's necessary to protect Earth from invaders, she is quick to side with alien criminals and power-hungry dictators just for the promise of weapons and tech.
- Despite wanting to protect Earth, she's put Arcadia in danger multiple times searching for the Tarrons, and even threatens the citizens just for protecting them. Her claim as the "future supreme commander" of Earth also makes it clear she's just power-hungry.
- She looks on in horror when Morando murders Tronos; the same Tronos that she imprisoned and tortured for failing to capture the Tarron siblings, even though she was the one who prevented him from doing so in the first place.
- Despite reneging on every bargain she ever made throughout the series, she's visibly astounded that Morando would betray her. Apparently, deals are hers to break... no one else's.
- Irony: Insists that all aliens are evil yet keeps teaming up with "bad" aliens like Tronos and Morando to go against "good" aliens like the Tarron twins. Aja even lampshades it.Aja: For a human who hates all aliens, you pick the worst ones to befriend.
- Jerkass: Rude, crude, downright abusive, and a total Hypocrite.
- Karmic Death: She dies very very quickly in the finale. You don't feel bad for her. She imprisoned, experimented on, and tortured Stuart and Buster for decades, don't forget... and even opened fire at countless innocent civilians when the last of her sanity slipped. While her death is due to a Heel–Face Door-Slam, it's too little, too late for it to be a subversion.
- Killed Mid-Sentence: "It's never too late—"
- Knight Templar: Kubritz is so paranoid at the idea of aliens coming to invade Earth that she considers all aliens on Earth to be Always Chaotic Evil, even if they simply crash-landed there by complete accident. Her narrow-minded desire to capture, contain and exterminate all of them is so bad that she is willing to declare martial law over a town of innocent civilians, willing to tear all of Arcadia apart (and the innocent civilians there) just because Aja and Krel are there.
- Mistaken for Racist: Weaponized. When she corners Aja and Krel while they're in their human disguises, she spouts things that, regarding immigrants, sound incredibly racist. When the rest of the students threaten to record her talking and make the video go viral, she backs down and gives up tracking them down that day.
- Never My Fault:
- Blames Tronos for failing to capture the Tarrons when she prevented him from doing so. She never took responsibility and used this to win Morando's good side by fibbing that Tronos was a traitor.
- Kubritz blames Aja for all the chaos at the movie theater when she was the one who attacked the theater in the first place. And again when she blames Aja for everything due to not surrendering in the first place despite the fact that she was the one attacking Arcadia's citizens. Aja even calls her out for it.
- Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: At first it just looks like she wants to protect Earth from any otherworldly presence that could potentially pose a threat. As the series progresses, however, the lengths she goes to capturing the Akiridions - cutting deals with more Obviously Evil aliens, breaking promises left and right, endangering Arcadia's human population - shows that she isn't interested in any common good; she's just a sociopathic, opportunistic Hypocrite with government funding and a small army at her command.
- Sanity Slippage: Once she's gifted with an Akiridion super-suit from Morando, her insanity reaches to the point where she open fires at numerous innocent civilians just for defending Aja and Krel and how they've been more human than Kubritz will ever be. Costas lampshades just how insane she's become ever since forming an alliance with Morando.
- The Sociopath: She shows no remorse for exterminating, imprisoning, and torturing innocent extraterrestrial lifeforms, and she had little to no qualms putting countless civilian lives at risk, even open firing at them.
- Tautological Templar: She believes that she is helping keep the planet and humans safe, therefore, all her actions, even the ones where she harms humans or puts the planet under the sight of Morando, are protecting humans. Aja calls her out on it.
- It is later revealed she doesn't care about the safety of the planet at all, but securing America's military superiority with alien technology so no other country can oppose them in warfare.
- Token Human: Kubritz is the first entirely human antagonist in the Tales of Arcadia franchise. Morgana doesn't necessarily count since she's a witch.
- Would Hurt a Child: Aside from being absolutely willing to kill an alien teenager, like Aja and Krel, Kubritz has no problems obliterating and torturing their human friends, like Steve, Toby, and Eli.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: She believes that by helping a destructive, usurping tyrant like General Morando, he will leave Earth alone only through her cooperation... by helping said tyrant become a Physical God with the power to destroy entire planets. The lady has absolutely no self-awareness.
- You Monster!: Everyone in Arcadia remarks to Kubritz just how much more human Aja and Krel truly acted compared to the despicable war crimes she's inflicted upon everyone with her army of destructive OMENs. Kubritz is briefly taken aback... until she menacingly threats the people of Arcadia to turn over the Tarrons or she would ''kill them all''.
Sergeant Costas
Sergeant Costas
Appearances: 3Below | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Voiced by: Oscar Nuñez
Kubritz's second-in-command.
- Anti-Villain: He's nowhere near as despicable, prejudiced, or hypocritical as his superior.
- The Cassandra: Costas tries to repeatedly warn Kubritz that joining forces with Morando is a Deal with the Devil, but she doesn't listen.
- Everyone Has Standards: Costas assists Kubritz in capturing extraterrestrials no matter if they're dangerous or not, but he has far more decency than his superior. The first sign of this is his shock at Kubritz going back on her deal with the Tarrons despite the fact that they helped save Earth from the asteroid in "Asteroid Rage". Then his increasing discomfort with his superior working with Morando eventually pushes him to defect to the Tarrons.
- Heel–Face Turn: At the beginning of "A Glorious End - Part 1", he defects to the Tarrons to help them defeat Morando and Kubritz.
- Hidden Depths: Costas has a good knowledge of electronics, allowing him to help Stuart build the mega-blaster to kill Morando.
- Only Sane Man: He's well aware that working with Morando does not bode well for anyone.
Camelot
King Arthur
Arthur Pendragon
"These beasts care not, especially not this spy of Gunmar's."
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Appearances: 3Below | Wizards (2020)
Voiced by: James Faulkner
The king of Camelot in the past.
- Adaptational Villainy: Zigzagged, until ultimately played straight. In most versions of Arthurian retellings, he is honestly a good yet often complicated person. In this version (after Guinevere's death), he declared a war against magic and killed users whether they were good or not. Then he realized what that cost and tried to make amends only to get killed and later resurrected as the Order's puppet, following their will as he believed he had committed far too many sins and that their plan was the only way to atone.
- The Antichrist: When he's resurrected as the Green Knight by Bellroc and her right-hand, Skrael, he's chosen to be their champion to assist them in dooming the universe to non-existence so the latter two can remake Earth the way they see fit. He's also the Evil Counterpart to Jim Lake Jr., the Trollhunter who eventually saves the universe from Bellroc by slaying her following Skrael's demise.
- Anti-Magic: After he's brought back to life, magic becomes all but useless against him and he can simply shrug off magic attacks like nothing.
- Anti-Villain/Anti-Hero: He's quite a gray character during the Camelot days, being both the only hope to protect Camelot and unite the realms, but also a ruthless enemy of magic. Noticeably, he flips between hero and villain depending on what timeline is being focused on in the past.In the present, Arthur is also a tragic, fallen figure siding with the Arcane Order's magic goals.
- Asshole Victim: While once a Well-Intentioned Extremist, he's a straight-up villain as the Green Knight, with Morgana being the only one to still show him sympathy, and it's not hard to cheer when he gets crushed.
- Beyond Redemption: As the Green Knight. Morgana tried in vain to bring her old brother back, but the Arthur she knew committed too many sinful acts, grew up in a violent era of war, and was unable to move on from his loss of Guinevere. Morgana is forced to begrudgingly accept that Arthur is completely devoid of true redemption and, with her dying breath, she deems him no longer worthy of wielding Excalibur and frees the sword of his corruption.
- Cain and Abel: Introduced as the Abel to his sister Morgana's Cain. However, things get more complicated, particularly after he kills her and is racked with guilt over it. From "Wizard Underground" onward, their roles are permanently cemented as Morgana is helping the heroes and Arthur is helping the Order.
- Came Back Strong: As the Green Knight, he possesses incredible strength and durability, gained Anti-Magic, and is capable of shooting stone projectiles from his sword which lets him corrupt Jim into a full troll and bring him under his control.
- Came Back Wrong: Differing from how human Morgana still looked when the Order brought her back to life. Arthur comes back with grey hair, dark grey and cracked skin, and glowing yellow eyes.
- Composite Character: Of King Arthur and the Green Knight.
- The Corrupter: The shard from his sword fully turns Jim into a troll, which lets Arthur control him and turn him against his friends.
- Dark Is Evil: As the Green Knight, he wears a suit of dark green armor and his skin had become gray.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He first appears briefly in the 3Below episode, "Race to Trollmarket" as the Green Knight.
- Evil Counterpart: To Jim. They are both Chosen Ones chosen by Merlin to be champions of their people with a magical weapon (Arthur having been given Excalibur, Jim becoming the new Trollhunter), but whereas Arthur waged a genocidal campaign against the trolls in a misguided attempt at protecting his people, Jim was chosen to be their protector. They have also been irrevocably altered into a stronger form by wizards (Arthur becoming the Green Knight through Bellroc and Skrael's Necromancy, Jim being turned into a troll by Merlin) in order to better accomplish this task.
- It is also argued that King Arthur is meant to serve as a Foil to Jim, as he likely represents what Jim could've become if he allowed his fear to overtake him, grow jaded by all of the stress of his responsibilities, and never moving on from his losses.
- Fantastic Racism: Even when Arthur was a child, he hated magic and, as he grew older and jaded from his responsibilities, wishes to wipe out all magical beings in the land after the death of his beloved queen at the claws of a Stalkling (that acted out purely on parental instincts). Granted, he seemed to have finally let go of that hatred at the end of his first life, but after his resurrection, all of his negative aspects made him hate all life on Earth, magics and even humans alike, because he saw everyone as broken.
- Fate Worse than Death: It is heavily implied that after his second death at the hands of the Heel–Face Turn Morgana, Arthur's corrupted soul is doomed to remain in the Shadow Realm for eternity, trapped to forever face his loss of Guinevere. This is defied, as Arthur's spirit was never shown with Morgana and Merlin in the afterlife as he died as the Green Knight, not as the King Arthur he used to be.
- Fighting from the Inside: At least, that's what Morgana believed; that Arthur wanted her brought back to life so she could save him. Arthur himself denies it though, and the show all but states he's Not Brainwashed; he only brought her back so she could either stand by his side as the Arcane Order succeed in destroying the universe or perish with the entire world.
- Freudian Excuse: He hates magic because, during one of Morgana and Guinevere's nightly escapades, Guinevere was attacked by a dragon and died as a result. Morgana notes that he never forgave her after that.
- Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: He did seem to realize the consequences of his Freudian Excuse after his fight with Morgana. However, once he's become the Green Knight, he crosses the line by corrupting Jim into attacking his own friends and remorselessly murdering Merlin in cold-blood just to help the Arcane Order destroy the universe.
- Good Armor, Evil Armor: As King Arthur, he wears white armor, as the Green Knight, he wears black/dark green armor.
- The Heavy: He's actually responsible for much of the game-changing plot twists in Wizards.
- In the past, his war against magic is the primary reason for Morgana's Face–Heel Turn. He also cut off her hand which was later used to build the Trollhunter's amulet. His approaching the Dowar trolls for an alliance against Gunmar for the upcoming Killahead Bridge also leads to the completed amulet choosing the first Trollhunter.
- As the Green Knight, he acts as the Arcane Order's primary enforcer. He's responsible for shooting the onyx shard into Jim's heart, which greatly weakens him and leaves him unable to summon his sword, and then fully corrupts him into turning against his friends. He convinces the Arcane Order to bring Morgana back to life a second time and is the one who ultimately kills Merlin.
- Heel–Face Door-Slam: During the battle of Killed, he comes to a realization of what his hatred against magic has done and attempts to make amends with Morgana. Only to be immediately killed by Bellroc. Then inverted, as he's resurrected by the Order and fights for their plan to end all life on earth.
- Hero Killer: He ultimately kills Merlin.
- Hypocrite: Pointed out by a Face–Heel Turn Morgana. He hates magic but fights using Excalibur, an enchanted weapon. He also makes using magic illegal on penalty of death yet employs Merlin and his apprentice.
- "It" Is Dehumanizing: He only calls Jim a "beast," which offends the Trollhunter himself immensely.Jim: [Outraged] Stop calling me a "beast"!
- I've Come Too Far: When Morgana tries to convince him to betray the Order, he simply states that he's committed too many sins and sees destroying the current violent world and letting it begin anew as his only redemption.
- The Lost Lenore: While he was always against magic, it was only until the death of Guinevere that he become the man he is now.
- That Man Is Dead: He bluntly tells Morgana that the man he once was no longer exists, which she is forced to accept.
- Morality Chain: Despite their relationship, Morgana loves him. If she had to choose between saving his life and that of the trolls he hunts, she'd choose him. His death causes her to have a Face–Heel Turn and become the Pale Lady. She then finds that she doesn't hold the same way in the opposite direction, that he would destroy the world despite her wishes.
- My God, What Have I Done?: His reaction when he slices off Morgana's left hand and sent her plummeting to her first death. He shatters his blessed weapon, Excalibur, on impulse, and then screams into the high heavens in mourn of his sister's death.
- Not Brainwashed: Morgana thinks that the Arcane Order is controlling him as the Green Knight. They're not, he's working with them of his own accord because he's committed too many sins to truly redeem himself, as he claims that he truly has (which is not).
- Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Back in Camelot, he wished to rid the land of all magical creatures to protect his kingdom, to the point where he would hunt down innocent trolls, and treat wizards (including his old friend, Merlin, and sister, Morgana) badly. In the present, however, he acts as the Order's main enforcer to continue their plot to destroy the entire universe and begin it anew.
- Omnicidal Maniac: As the Green Knight, he aspires to help Bellroc and Skrael locate Nari and claim the Genesis Seals so they can destroy the entire universe, and then remake the Earth anew.
- Only Friend: Possibly to Merlin. He's the only character on the show Merlin has ever referred to as a "friend". However, once Arthur reveals to Merlin that he's the Green Knight, he throws their only friendship out the window – literally.
- Straw Nihilist: He believes that he committed too many sins as his actions had caused a legacy of violence and war, which in his eyes, he believed the world is beyond redemption, and by following the Arcane Order’s goals of destroying all of existence and remake it in their image is the only way to seek true redemption.
- Sympathy for the Devil: Despite all of the horrible deeds he's committed both as King Arthur and the Green Knight, his sister, Morgana, is the only one who shows him any kind of sympathy.
- Top-Heavy Guy: One of the few human characters to be drawn like this.
- Tragic Villain: In the days of Camelot, his rather heavy-handed tyranny against magical creatures from grief over the death of his beloved and a desire to protect his people. When he comes back as The Green Knight, there's also a clear sense of sadness about his corruption from undeath that only Morgana can understand.
- Unfit for Greatness: Upon discovering that Arthur has been reborn into the vile Green Knight bent on ending the whole universe, Merlin realizes just how blinded he was to follow Arthur's crusade, even admitting that he'd been serving the "wrong master" all along. Later on, a redeemed Morgana uses the last of her magic to strip Arthur of his right to use Excalibur.Morgana: You are no longer worthy of wielding EXCALIBUR!!!
- Would Hit a Girl: Arthur clearly had intentions of executing Morgana if she never proves her loyalty to Camelot and engaged her in combat. Later, as the Green Knight, he had no qualms tossing his own sister around like a rag doll when he discovers her defection to the Guardians of Arcadia.
- Would Hurt a Child: He has no problem with harming/corrupting Jim and trying to kill his friends.
Queen Guinevere
Guinevere "Gwen" Pendragon
Arthur's late wife and former queen of Camelot.
- Adaptational Context Change: The reason why Guinevere was indirectly responsible for Camelot's tragedy in the original myth is that she cheated on Arthur with Lancelot, and Lancelot rescuing her from execution when they got busted led to the Knights of the Round Table dissolving. Here, she just had a lack of common sense in going out at night and ran ahead of Morgana, the one person who possessed the power to protect her in the woods.
- Ambiguously Bi: Despite being Happily Married and betrothed to Arthur, Gwen would sneak out with Arthur's sister at night to explore the woods. Morgana offers a flower to a hologram of her that Douxie creates, much as a knight would. It would explain why Arthur never forgave Morgana if he suspected them of having an affair.
- Everyone Has Standards: As seen in a memory, a young Gwen looks visibly taken aback by a young Arthur threatening a playful Nari.
- Morality Chain: Implied to have been one for Arthur and Morgana. Her death is what triggered their bitter and intense Sibling Rivalry, as well as Arthur declaring a genocidal crusade against magics.
- Nice Girl: Implied, given how both Morgana and Arthur have fond memories of her, and that Guinevere is greatly missed by them. It's worth mentioning that, unlike Arthur, Guinevere accepted Morgana as a person, not as a magical abomination. And Guinevere loved magic for its beauty and wonders, even wanting to play with Nari as a child.
- Posthumous Character: Guinevere is dead by the time Douxie, Claire, Steve, and Jim end up in Camelot in the distant past.
- Small Role, Big Impact: While only appearing in a projection spell, it was Guinevere's death that led her husband to unleash a crusade against all magical creatures and give the Arcane Order the opportunity to turn Morgana into their pawn.
- Too Dumb to Live: Going out at night into troll territory and losing track of the one person who could protect you is practically screaming for a death sentence. Poor Gwen didn't stand a chance when she ran into a Stalking nest that acted on parental instincts.
- Too Good for This Sinful Earth: Gwen is implied to have been a sweet, gentle soul to all living beings, including her kingdom and her husband. Her death at the claws of a Mama Bear Stalkling is what leads to the dreadful conflict between humans and magics.
- The Voiceless: Gwen's memory projections never say a word, other than screaming while being attacked by a Stalkling.
Sir Lancelot
Lancelot
"Prepare yourself, lad."
Appearances: Wizards (2020)
Voiced by: Rupert Penry-Jones
One of the Knights of the Round Table.
- The Ace: Camelot's proudest and most dangerous Knight in a straight fight, for whom sword-fighting and chivalry seem to come off without any effort.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: While Lancelot had plenty of good qualities in Arthurian Legend (being an Embodiment of Virtue being a prerequisite for being a member of the Round Table), Lancelot was known for being… complicated. He tended to go into a Berserker-rage in the heat of battle (or drunk) and tended to massacre a lot of innocent people before devolving into compulsive apologies, he would invite himself to other knight's homes and then act violently when they understandably wanted him to leave and he very famously had an affair with Arthur's wife Guinevere that (in some versions) led to the destruction of the Round Table and the Kingdom. While he's just as racist towards trolls and magic as the rest of Arthur's troops, here he is otherwise portrayed as a Big Brother Mentor to Steve, a happy drunk, his death was unambiguously heroic and any instance or mention of him having anything to do with the now-dead queen goes unmentioned.
- Ambiguously Related: He bears a slight resemblance to Steve Palchuk, though he very well could be his ancestor.
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Aaron Waltke all but confirms that Lancelot is, indeed, Steve's distant relative.
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- An Arm and a Leg: Has a notably clockwork-esque prosthetic full left arm, likely granted courtesy of Merlin.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He throws Steve out of harm's way to take the brunt of something dangerous many times. The last time it kills him, courtesy of Bular.
- The Mentor: Lancelot tutors Steve (who becomes his squire) in the art of Knighthood and chivalry.
- Mentor Occupational Hazard: Dies while protecting Steve, demonstrating to him the true meaning of heroism in the process.
- Nice Guy: Although very hostile towards trolls, he's a loyal knight to his king and a Big Brother Mentor to Steve. His last words were to encourage Steve to fight on.
- Sacrificial Lion: He falls during the Battle of Killahead Bridge as a display of the brutality of war, Bular's menace and to rattle Steve's securities.
- Unrelated in the Adaptation: In Arthurian Legend, Gallahad was Lancelot's bastard son. It is far less likely to be the case here considering Gallahad is much older than Lancelot in this version.
Sir Galahad
